Hello! So I have decided to follow my gut. There is a major time skip and as this is a AU story the follow up years until this one were pretty tame. Also, while Harry and Aries seem close they are not the one's in a relationship. Please remember that I am not perfect so be wary of grammar mistakes but other then that…Enjoy!

"Aries! Are you ready?"

Aries took one last look in the mirror before he headed downstairs to where his family was waiting. Today was a joint party for Harry and Alexander, although most people wouldn't even remember that it was also Harry's birthday. Aries shifted his gift under his arm, he had looked far and wide for Harry's gift and he was sure that Harry would be pleased.

A lot had changed over the years.

Aries was now a young man of seventeen and was his father in almost every aspect. He stood about 6'2 inches and had all the aristocratic features the blacks were known for. His shiny black hair was a little on the long side and it fell across his face, almost covering one of his bright dazzling golden green eyes., the only thing he seemed to have gotten from his mother. Thanks to years of quidditch and learning muggle sports he had a lithe muscular body that he knew all the girls at Hogwarts drooled about.

"Hello Mum." He kissed Marlene on the cheek. "Ma Petite Etoile." Elara giggled as he kissed her repeatedly on the cheek as well.

Regulas rolled his eyes, used to his sibling's antics. "I hope you don't have one of those for me."

Aries straightened with a gleam in his eyes. "Of course not Reggie."

Regulas narrowed his eyes at his older brother but didn't say anything. He turned away to grab the floo powder and Aries took his chance. The spell was over before it had begun. Sirius and Elara both had to cover their mouths to not let the laughter get through, while Marlene simply rolled her eyes.

Regulas looked back at his family, "what?"

Aries stepped forward and shoved Regulas to the fireplace, "nothing Reggie. Come on, we're going to be late."

The joke was ruined of course the minute that Regulas stepped out of the fire and Jude ran over to meet Elara. "What's wrong with your hair, Reggie?"

Regulas frowned, "what do you mean Jude? Nothing's wrong with my hair."

Jude cocked his head in confusion, "then why is it neon orange with bright blue polka dots?"

Regulas yelled, "what!" He ran over to a mirror and whipping out his wand yelled, "finite incatem!" It did nothing, except only change the colors so now they were flashing between neon yellow and pink polka dots. As soon as Aries stepped through, Regulas whipped around, "change it back Aries!"

Aries grinned, "fine."

With a wave of his wand, Regulas's hair went back to it's dark blond hair color. Regulas grunted and stalked off to find his two best friends, Teddy Lupin and Jamie Potter.

Aries said goodbye to his parents and headed up to the library to find Harry. Harry was in the same place that Aries always found him. Aries could tell he was crying by the shaking of his shoulders and he simply stood by Harry's side. Harry moved so that his head laid down on Aries shoulder.

"What happened Harry?"

Harry was quiet for a few seconds then he finally straightened and glanced at the window. "They've taken away my birthright."

Aries wasn't sure he had heard right, "what did you say? They've taken away…your birthright?"

Harry closed his eyes and nodded. Aries was fuming. To take away the birthright of the oldest male without his consent was almost like stripping him naked. Plus Alex now had the power to turn Harry away whenever he felt like it. Aries turned Harry so that he faced him, "why did they do that?"

Harry shrugged, "Dumbledore said it would help Alex…"

Aries wanted to hit something. Dumbledore was a bigger nuisance then he thought. Harry must have sensed Aries anger, "it's fine Aries…I don't need to be the Potter heir."

Aries faltered, "but…everything you've learned has been for them…"

Harry closed his eyes. "I know and I will do everything to protect them until the end," he paused and slipped his hand into his pocket. Aries raised an eyebrow at the ring that Harry was showing him, "I plan on asking for Daphne's hand in marriage…and since there are no heirs for Greengrass…I plan on becoming a Greengrass."

Aries swallowed. "Are you sure this is what you want?"

Harry nodded. "I've already talked it over with Cygnus and have his approval."

Aries sighed, "well as long as this is what you want…I won't stop you."

Harry grinned. "Thanks, Aries." He peered around at Aries, trying to see what was in his pocket. "Now what did you bring me?"

Aries snorted, "cheeky thing," but handed over his gift.

Harry ripped open the box and lifted the book with awe in his face. He clutched it to his chest, "how did…where did you…"

Aries smiled. "You're my best friend as well as my brother. I know you like the back of my hand."

Harry closed his eyes as tears began to fall. He leaned forward and rested his head on Aries' shoulder, "thank you."

Aries patted his back, grabbing Harry's hands. "Now come on…Aunt Lily makes the best cake. Let's go grab some."

Harry laughed and allowed Aries to pull him from the library.

Sirius watched Aries walk away and sighed. "Do you ever think that Dumbledore might have been wrong?"

He said it quietly but James heard and came over, following Sirius's gaze. "…All the time. Harry has always been stronger then Alex," he sighed. "Even though I was against it, Dumbledore made me hand over the headship."

He almost mumbled the last sentence but still Sirius caught it. "What?" He said sharply.

James closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead with his hands, "Harry's face when I told him…his expression didn't even change. It was the only thing that linked him to us…now I fear we have chased him away…for good."

Sirius's eye's softened. "That's not true…Harry loves you…"

James snorted. "Yeah right…how could he after the way he was treated." He sniffed. "He's seventeen and I don't even know what he likes to do for fun. We've ruined the chance to know our son."

Sirius didn't know what to say. At that moment both Aries and Harry came down the stairs laughing merrily. Aries had his arm over Harry's shoulder and Harry seemed to be telling a story that had both of them in stitches. James smiled at the picture, it was just like him and Sirius. "At least Aries has been there for him." He turned to Sirius, "you raised a great kid, Pads."

Sirius looked insulted. "Are you saying that I wasn't parent material?"

"Please." Someone snorted. Sirius and James turned to see Remus, "we all know that Marlene did most of the work."

"That's the truth." Muttered Severus under his breath. Sirius looked even more insulted while James laughed.

"I'm glad that someone appreciates my hard work." Marlene said with a smile as the women came over. She kissed Sirius on the cheek, "they're only joking. You were a great parent."

"Ummm. What did I tell you Harry?" Aries was currently sitting at the kitchen table and eating a piece of Lily's cake. "Aunt Lily makes the best cake…no one can compare."

Harry snorted and helped himself to a piece. "That's only because Aunt Marlene can't bake to save her life and always has to use the house-elves. Everyone knows that cake will always taste better homemade."

Aries narrowed his eyes at Harry and stuck out his tongue.

"Finally. Here you are. I've been looking for you for ages."

Aries and Harry turned to see Daphne Greengrass storm into the kitchen. "Ugh..your brother makes me sick."

Harry grinned as she sat down next to him and took a bite of his cake off his fork. "Come on…Alex isn't that bad?"

Daphne looked at Harry as if he had grown a second head. "Are we talking about the same Alex Potter here?"

Harry laughed and kissed her on the cheek. "No. You're right. Alex is a pain."

Daphne smiled. "Happy Birthday Harry." She turned and then proceeded to plop herself in his lap and start snogging the life out of him. Aries rolled his eyes. Ever since they had started dating in third year, Aries was used to this kind of behavior. He stood up and decided to leave them alone for a while, once they started there was no telling how long they would stay that way.

He made his way out to the backyard where the party was happening. He could see Alex in the middle of a huge crowd of people over in the corner, and he resisted the urge to roll his eyes. His eyes sparkled when they landed on Elara and Jude and he made his way over to them. Elara didn't see him so he made sure that Jude stayed quiet and started tickling his younger sister.

She shrieked with laughter. "Aries…sto…" she looked over at Jude, "Jude…help me."

Jude shook his head, "you're on your own Elara."

She pouted and tried to run away but Aries was faster. "Oh no you don't!" Aries finally relented and rolled away from Elara who was red faced and breathless. She grinned at him, "just you wait."

He poked her on the nose, "I'll be waiting."

Just as he stood up he heard his name being called, "hey Aries!" He glanced over to see his dad waving him over. He pulled Elara up and with a wink left to go see what his dad wanted. When he got there Sirius slung an arm over his shoulder, "what do you say to a little quidditch game?"

Aries grinned. "Your on. What's the stake?"

Sirius smirked, "same as usual."

Aries nodded, "fine…I want Harry on my team." He yelled, "Harry!" Almost instantly Harry appeared next to Aries, "yes?"

Aries crossed his arms, "you up for a little quidditch?"

Harry eyed the players and seeing his brother and sister apart of the opposing team smirked, "always."

The teams were sorted out, with Aries nabbing Harry, Regulas and Teddy, plus Daphne Greengrass as well as to the surprise of everyone gathered, Elara and Jude. Alex on the other hand, had the twins, Ron, Ginny and Jamie plus Neville.

Alex sneered. "Aren't they a little to young to play?" His eyes danced over to the adults, "what do Aunt Marlene and Aunt Juliet say?"

Aries looked up from where he was talking to his team and shrugged, "who knows? And for your information I wouldn't underestimate Elara and Jude."

Ron smirked, "then this should be easy."

Harry rolled his eyes, "don't say that until you've seen them play."

The game got started and it was soon apparent that both Elara and Jude were naturals. The game was soon finished with Aries' team winning 260-130, after Harry had caught the snitch. Everyone was heading in for some of Lily's delicious food when someone pulled Harry back. "You cheated."

Harry pulled his shoulder away and glared at Alex. "What makes you say that, Alex?"

Alex fisted his hands in Harry's shirt. "I saw what you did…that game was totally ours until you-"

"Whoa there Alex." Aries moved over and removed his fists from Harry's shoulder. "Don't be such a sore loser."

Alex snarled. "Of course Harry can't do anything without his watch dog." He spat on the ground, "you're pathetic."

Aries inwardly frowned. Harry stiffened behind him and he could hear Ron and Neville sniggering. Before anyone could move, Alex was hanging upside down, dressed in a frilly dress and singing show tunes at the top of his lungs. Next, both Ron and Neville were frozen and they fell down on the spot.

Aries crossed his arms, "I'm pathetic. At least I'm not the one in a dress." He turned around, "come on Harry…let's get out of here."

Without waiting for Harry to say anything, he grabbed his wrist and pulled him into the house. He stormed through the adults and didn't stop until they were near the fireplace, "Zabini Manor!" He was so mad that he didn't stop to look back at the others who had followed with concerned looks on their faces.

"Mum…Alex needs help." Jamie called out from the backyard.

Lily ran out ahead with most everyone falling behind. She had to bite back a huff of laughter at what she was seeing, clearly though she was the only one with the tact to do so. James, Sirius and Remus snorted with quiet laughter while Marlene and Juliet were grinning and Severus merely smirked. She took out her wand and gave it a wave and Alex fell to the ground, right as normal, while Ron and Neville were unfrozen.

"What happened?" She asked.

Alex didn't say anything but got up and stormed off. Lily turned to Neville, who shrugged. "Nothing happened. It was just a bit of fun." He turned to Ron, "right Ron?"

Ron grumbled something before he stormed off after Alex. Elara looked over at Neville, who was the only one left out of Alex's gang, "this is all your fault." Tears started to fall down her face, "I hate you."

"Elara!" Marlene scolded.

Elara's lower lip stuck out and quickly she turned and ran. Regulas sighed. "I'll go get her." He headed after Elara.

"Well that was a way to end a party." Sirius stated.

"Sirius!" Marlene hissed. She turned apologetic eyes to Lily, "Lily…I'm so sorry_"

Lily waved her hand, "it's fine Marlene." She turned to Neville, "Neville…I think you should head back."

He nodded, "sure Mrs. Potter."

Marlene sighed. "We should head back as well." She pulled Sirius's arm, "we'll still see you for the cup?"

Lily nodded, "of course."

It was a few days later and they all headed to where the World Cup would be playing. Jamie was literally bouncing with excitement. "I can't believe we got tickets to the world cup!" She lunged at her dad, "thanks dad."

James smiled and patted his daughter on the back, "sure thing sweetie." He pulled out their tickets, "now…let's see. Where were we?"

"We had tickets in the top box." Alex said in a haughty manner. "The minister gave them to us himself."

James winced at his son's tone but didn't say anything. He didn't want to create a scene. Sirius inwardly shook his head. Thanks to Dumbledore, Alex had an ego bigger then the universe and sometimes Sirius couldn't take it. When they got to their seats, they didn't see the minister but they saw that the Weasley's and Longbottom's were here as well and Alex quickly went over to his friends.

"Hello Lily." Said Molly Weasley. "Marlene and Juliet."

"Hello Molly, " Lily returned the greeting. "How has your summer been?"

Molly instantly went on describing her summer and Lily paid attention with half a mind. She was brought back to reality when she heard Juliet mutter beside her, "now what are they doing here?"

She followed Juliet's gaze and gasped. She was sure she wasn't the only one though for coming up the stairs were none other then Aries and Harry, themselves.

Alex frowned. "How did you get tickets?"

A few days later Aries opened his eyes as his alarm went off. He groaned and rolled back over, not wanting to face the day. It was then that he sat up and remembered that today was the World Cup and his family plus the Potter's, Snape's and Lupin's had tickets. He sighed and draped his legs over the side of his bed his mind drifting back to what had happened after the party.

It had taken Harry and Blaise ages to calm him down and that was with them dueling and fighting. He closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead. He heard a tapping sound and looked out the window to see an owl waiting there patiently.

He walked over and retrieved the letter. He turned it over and saw that it had a Gringotts logo on it, so this was from the Goblins. He ripped it open, his smile getting bigger and bigger the longer he read. Well…this should make Harry's day.

He dressed in khaki shorts and pulled over a polo shirt before placing his feet in his shoes. He went to his bathroom and did his morning duties, styled his hair then went downstairs for breakfast.

Once he had gotten to the kitchen he found a note on the table that said the family had headed out early and that whenever he was ready to floo, Lily would be expecting him. "Kretcher!" A pop and the house elf appeared, "young master…what can Kretcher do for you?"

"I'd like some breakfast, please." Kretcher nodded and vanished, reappearing a minute later with Aries favorite breakfast, cinnamon oatmeal with fresh fruit on the side with a glass of orange juice. He ate up and soon he was finished and with a thanks to the old elf headed to the fireplace. He grabbed a handful of the powder, and throwing it into the grate, "Potter Manor!"

He tumbled and coughed, still not used to flooing right. Harry was there to greet him and laughed his but off. Aries glared at Harry but didn't say anything. He looked around for Aunt Lily, "where's Aunt Lily?"

Harry shrugged, "she left an hour ago."

Aries took a deep breath. For all that they said they cared, their actions clearly didn't show it, but it didn't matter because with Lily not being here it made sneaking out easier. He grinned and held up the letter, "well I got this, this morning."

Harry's eyes widened. "Is that?"

Aries nodded. "Yep. The potion worked wonders and along with our other inventions, we are now very rich men."

Harry grinned. "Perfect. Now are those tickets or are my eyes deceiving me?"

Aries smirked, "nope. Apparently the goblins told the minister and he has gifted us tickets as his guests."

Harry laughed, "Merlin. Can you imagine Alex's face?"

Aries snorted. "Now that I can't wait to see. Let's go."

They arrived amidst lively chatter and people scurrying about everywhere. Aries got out the tickets and looked them over. "It looks like we are in the top box." He handed one ticket to Harry, who glanced at the ticket, "well I wonder? What ever could we have done to warrant a seat in the top box, Mr. Black?"

Aries rolled his eyes, "that was lame and you know it."

Harry grimaced. "You're right. Let's just head up."

They were led up to the box, and as they neared they heard the familiar tones of Alex. "How did you get tickets?"

They were saved from answering as the minister saw them and bounced over in his effort to shake their hands. "Merlin…it's so great to meet you in the flesh. The Goblins have been telling me all about your recent endeavors."

Aries bowed. "Thank you minister. It was really nothing."

Lily bit her lip. What had Aries and Harry done that warranted the minister acting like this. The minister went on, "these two young men have done the impossible and have created a vaccine that will cure lycenthorpy."

Remus paled. "That's…"

Harry opened his mouth to speak but Aries grabbed his shoulder, stopping him. "This was our gift to Uncle Remus." He looked straight at Remus, "you deserve so much more."

Remus had to close his eyes as tears threatened to spill over and Sirius clapped a hand on his shoulder. "Aries…I don't know how to thank you." He grabbed Aries and hugged him, hard. Aries smiled and gripped Remus harder, "Uncle Moony…" Remus looked over at Harry and before anyone could say anything had grabbed Harry as well, "thank you so much."

Harry closed his eyes and patted Remus on the back, "like Aries said, you deserve so much more."

A cough broke them apart. Harry gave Remus a smile then went to join Aries towards the front of the box, and waited for the game to start. Aries leaned over to whisper in his ear, "do you think we overdid it?"

Harry bit his lip and took a careful peak back at the family. It had been a secret of their friend group so nobody had known about it, but the women looked shocked while the men looked hurt except for Severus who seemed to still be deciding his thoughts. The younger generation looked murderous or at least Alex and Jamie looked that way. "Maybe, but really…it was the minister's fault."

Aries snorted and would have replied but the game started and their attention was drawn to the quidditch playing on the field. It was during a break that Aries asked about their friends, "where's the gang? They helped so they should have gotten letters as well. I thought they would be here."

Never letting his eyes leave the field Harry replied, "Daphne owled me this morning and said that although they got the letter from the Goblins, they didn't get tickets and Hermione wasn't able to come."

Aries winced. "Ouch…maybe we should have asked for extra tickets. I mean those are our significant others."

Harry grinned. "True…but I already gave Daphne an alternative." He glanced over at Aries, "I don't know what you're going to have to do for Blaise."

Aries scowled. Blaise would certainly have him doing something that he didn't approve of, he would just have to wait and see. When the game ended both Harry and Aries made a quick getaway not wanting to get caught by their families and as soon as they got home, fell into bed, not knowing what was taking place at the location they were just at.

Harry woke up first, and being careful not to wake up Aries, went to the kitchen to get breakfast. He stopped short when he saw the paper, before running up back to his room.

"Aries!"

Aries woke up groggily. He rubbed his eyes, to see Harry shaking the Prophet in front of him. He grabbed it and inwardly winced, he'd forgotten about this, but if everything worked out then no one was hurt. He looked up at Harry to see him trying to hold back tears. He inwardly rolled his eyes, even after all these years Harry still cared for his family no matter how they treated him, and he only showed this side to Aries when they were in private.

"Harry…I'm sure that nothing happened. Uncle James and Aunt Lily, along with Dad and Mum and Uncle Severus and Aunt Juliet as well as Uncle Remus are all fine."

Harry wiped his eyes, "are you sure?"

Aries nodded, "I promise."

Harry nodded, and Aries was proven right when a sound came from downstairs. Aries barely had time to say anything else when the door burst open to reveal his mum, who grabbed him in a hug that choked the life out of him.

"…mum…" he tried unsuccessfully to get his mum to let him go, but she just grabbed harder. He saw his dad in the door, and pleaded for help. "Dad…help me."

Sirius came over and instead of getting his mum off, joined the hug and Aries was confused. Not that he didn't mind being hugged by his parents at this age but what had happened that was different then last time that made his parents want to hug the life out of him. He wondered where Regulas and Elara were? Finally they seemed to be done and Aries tentatively asked, "dad…what happened?"

Sirius shook his head, "nothing…we just wanted to let you know we love you."

Aries inwardly frowned but just decided to go with the flow. Most likely they were just doing this because a person never would know when Death would come and visit. Harry stood off to the side, secretly wishing that someone would hug him like that. He turned to head to the bathroom, when he caught sight of his mum. She also had watery eyes, and for the first time in Harry's life since he could remember she gave him a hug, and whispered, "I love you," before she was gone.

Aries saw what happened and shared a glance with Harry who was confused. However, Aries was whisked away and didn't have time to see Harry until the start of the new term.

The morning of September 1st drawled bright and cheery and Aries groaned, rolling over to stuff his head in his pillow. He could hear sounds coming from below so that meant that the family was awake and he needed to up soon, but for now he would sleep.

In next to no time though it was time to head to the platform, and amidst all the craziness Aries was even surprised they made it on time. He was just stepping off the train after putting his trunk in his usual compartment when he heard his name.

"Aries!"

He turned to see the lovely Daphne Greengrass running towards him with a slight scowl on her face. He was fully surprised when she wrapped her arms around him, squeezing him hard. "Daph…not that I don't mind being hugged by a beautiful lady but what's the deal?"

She pulled back and glanced up at him. "I heard about what happened at the cup…I was worried." She narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms with a upturning of the nose. "But if you don't care then-"

Aries smiled. "Harry and I are fine." He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek, "I didn't realize you cared so much…thanks."

She snorted. Her eyes caught sight of the badge on his chest and she smirked, "geez. Who did you have to bribe to get that honor?"

He peered down at the head boy badge and had to silently agree with her. He had been shocked when it tumbled out of his letter and his dad promptly started to crack jokes about how Aries was turning into a rule follower.

He looked around the platform, "speaking of Harry…have you seen him yet?"

She shook her head. "No…you're the first one I've found."

He shrugged his shoulders. "I'm going to see the family…I'll have to make a stop at the head's carriage so I'll be late in joining you."

She nodded and he weaved through the crowd to find his family. When he got there, Marlene hugged him tight. "Ohh…I can't believe it's your last year and your head boy." She kissed him on the cheek and whispered as she did every year since they started, "make sure to watch out for Elara and Jude." He nodded, giving his mother one last kiss and hug.

At that moment he finally spotted the Potter's coming over, Harry trailing a little behind. He didn't appear to be too happy and as soon as they reached the Black's, Aries saw Harry slip away. He noticed that Alex did as well, leaving only him and Jamie, who he ignored.

He smiled at Lily and gladly accepted the hug. He might have been seventeen but he still cherished hugs from Lily, probably due to the fact that in his old reality he had never known his mum.

"Have a good year." She bent down to whisper in his ear, "thank you." Aries didn't have to be smart to know what she was talking about. He squeezed her hard, letting her know that he got the message.

The train was starting to whistle, so he finished saying his goodbyes and did his customary jump onto the moving train. The men smiled, while the women shook their heads, he always seemed to be the last person on the platform so he always ended jumping like a hobo onto the train.

Aries quickly made his way to the first compartment where the other's would be gathered. He wondered who the head girl was, he hoped it wasn't Hermi-

"You're late." She slapped him on the head.

"Ow! Mione! I had to say goodbye."

She glared at him and crossed her arms. He rolled his eyes. He could already imagine how the year would turn out. He got slapped again, "what was that for?"

She smirked. "Please Aries, I know what you were thinking." She turned away and called the meeting to attention, and Aries let her do all the talking. The meeting seemed to take ages and when they were finally able to join their friends in their compartment, Aries was tired.

He plopped down next to Blaise and laid his head on his shoulders and intended to go to sleep when the door was slammed open to revel Alex Potter and his goons. Aries sighed, "what do you want Alex?"

Alex sneered. "Just came by to see if you were excited for tonight."

Aries knew what he was talking about but it seemed the others didn't so Harry asked, "what do you mean?"

Alex shot a look that clearly said what he thought of his brother, he clearly still wasn't over the quidditch game from his birthday. "You don't know? Why of course you don't…your not important."

Harry clenched his fists at his side. Aries was about to get up and do something nasty when Harry shook his head. Aries waited. Harry got up and faced his brother, "I may not be important…but at least I'm more intelligent then you'll ever be." He raised his wand, "ventus!" A shot of air burst from his wand and sent the three boys through the door so hard that Aries was sure he heard a crack from somewhere.

Harry sat back down with a smirk. Aries nodded approvingly, "way to go Harry."

Hermione was outraged. "Aries! You're head boy!"

Blaise looked at Hermione as if she was crazy, "come on Mione…it was Alex Potter."

Hermione bit her lip. "Fine." She sat down and Harry shook his head and drew her into a conversation about runes and soon the incident was forgotten.

"What do you think Alex was talking about?" Daphne turned to the boys and waited for some kind of explanation.

Blaise shrugged his shoulder, "I'm not sure. Malfoy was bragging about something as well all summer."

Harry shook his head, "like I would know, my family hasn't told me anything since I was little."

Aries was quiet, and didn't answer which caused Hermione to narrow her eyes as she pondered him. Aries inwardly flinched, she was smarter then she knew and was probably guessing that he had some knowledge of what was going to happen.

Aries was about to comment on her staring when the door was flung open to admit an upset Elara. She flung herself into the seat next to Aries and threw her arms around him. "What's wrong?" He asked in a worried tone.

She looked up, "I went to find Jamie, and she said something…something mean and then the rest of her friends joined in" she wiped her face, "they made fun of me."

Aries was in disbelief. He couldn't believe this. Even though Aries was still only friends with Harry, Jamie and Elara were still friends and for Jamie to do this…he needed to find out. He stood up, joined by Harry and Blaise, "stay here with the girls." She nodded and moved to sit by Daphne and Hermione.

Aries strode out from the compartment, like a predator stalking his prey. He found the compartment, and opened the door to hear laughter coming from inside.

"Did you see the look on her face?" This came from one of Jamie's other best friends, Andy Phillips.

"I know…merlin, she trails after you like a sad puppy," laughed Ginny Weasley.

Jamie looked smug, "she's getting to be so annoying."

"And what exactly do you mean Mrs. Potter?" Aries broke in an icy voice. All three flinched at his voice before turning to the door. Aries briefly saw something like remorse flicker across Jamie's face before she hid it behind her mask.

Aries strode forward, "You've already lost one friend. Are you certain you can stand losing another." They both knew what he was referring to. That day in Aries's first year, they had never clicked again and he knew that Jamie missed him, but she needed to learn. "I'm warning you Jamie…don't mess with Elara."

Jamie was about to reply when a voice came from behind, "Where's Elara?"

Aries turned to see Jude Snape standing there, looking confused. "Ms. Potter here said something that upset her, and caused her to come find me."

Jude narrowed his eyes at his cousin, "Jamie…you're so stupid sometimes." That said he turned around and left, intending to find Elara. At a nod from Aries, Blaise and Harry followed to show him their compartment.

Aries turned his attention back to Jamie, who hesitantly reached up a hand, "Aries…I…"

He glared at her and promptly turned away, ignoring the rest of Jamie's sentence.

He stopped for a few minutes to talk with some more of his friends before making his way back to his compartment, just in time to for when he got back it was time to change into their school robes.

They said goodbye to Elara and Jude who had run off to ride with their friends and made their way to the school carriages. Once they were in the Great Hall, Aries smiled over at Elara who was sitting next to Regulas and Teddy. She was going into her third year and was a Slytherin. Hermione steered off to sit with her fellow Gryffindors as did Blaise and Daphne. Aries and Harry made their way over to the Ravenclaw table and sat down next to Jude. Aries gave his cousin a smile and waited for the sorting. Then it was time for dinner, and what a feast it was, but all too soon it was over and Dumbledore got up to make his announcements.

"Good evening everyone. I'm sorry to say that the inter-quidditch house tournament will not be taking place this year." Aries tried not show his disappointment, while others were not so successful. "This is due to a event that will be taking place throughout the year that will require the teachers undivided attention…the tri-wizard tournament will be taking place this year."

Harry bit his lip at the announcement, not quite sure what to make of it while Dumbledore continued. Aries noticed, "don't worry Ry." Harry looked over at his brother in all but blood, Aries knew something, Harry was sure of it. However, he only shrugged. He would trust him, Aries had saved his life too many times already.

It's the start of the final year! Stay tuned...