Surprises and Initiations

1st September 1996

Gryffindor Castle, Unplottable Location

1st September was a big day for Harry, it was the day he was strong enough to start his training to defeat Lord Voldemort. Harry, along with Bellatrix Black, formally Lestrange, were walking down to the training room in the basement of Gryffindor Castle after breakfast. There they met with Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom and Remus Lupin, the CoJ (Court of Justice) leaders.

"Hey Bella" said Hermione greeting Bellatrix as if they had been friends forever, not just 10 days. It was weird that Hermione had no trouble making friends with Bellatrix, who was meant to be Voldemort's most loyal.

"Hello Hermione, what are we doing today?" replied Bellatrix (or Bella as she liked to be known as).

"We're just waiting for Draco to get down here and then me, Nev and Moony are going to train Harry to defeat the DE's on skill, not just luck. I was hoping that you and Draco could get together with Daphne to write almost a manual about how each DE fights, what their weaknesses are etc."

"Fine. I'll go and get my nephew"

"Alright Bella, see you later."

As Bella left, Hermione turned to look at Harry smirking. No sooner as she had done this, a curse sped from her wand. Harry dodged it, and the ones from Neville and Remus. Then he had a stroke of genius. Just as Hermione's stupefy was about to hit him, he turned into his animagus from of a snowy owl, called Artic. They all froze, staring at Harry open mouthed.

"Oh, Harry, you're just like Hedwig" Hermione gushed.

"Yeah mate, she'll try to chat you up now you're an owl" laughed Neville, earning a cuff around his head by Harry's wing.

"An animagus, You're a real Maurader now. Let me just run and get Padfoot" yelled Remus before running out of the room yelling "PADFOOT".

"I take it that you're impressed" said Harry, smirking as he turned back.

"Yeah" said Hermione, still not comprehending it.

Remus then ran back into the room, followed by a big, black dog who suddenly turned into a man.

"Pup, Moony said that you're an animagus" said Sirius Black as he turned into Padfoot and gave Harry puppy-eyes.

"Yes Padfoot" replied Harry, laughing.

"Well come on then Pup" said Sirius, jumping up and down with excitement.

"Ok, meet Artic" said Harry before he turned into Artic and landed on Sirius' head.

"An snowy owl called Artic, so original" said Sirius laughing.

Harry then landed and promptly set the others of laughing by saying, "Yeah, like Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs were"

"Ok, you get us there, now, where's the Map?" laughed Sirius, running out of the room. The other's ran out of the room and followed Sirius into the Great Hall where Sirius cast a Sonorus charm on him and yelled to all CoJ's.

"EVERYONE GET DOWN TO THE GREAT HALL. HARRY IS GOING TO BE OFFICIALLY MADE A MAURAUDER, WHILE WORMTAIL IS GOING TO BE DE-MAURAUDER-ISED."

Everyone in the CoJ rushed down, in time to see Remus and Sirius holding out the Maurauder's Map. Together, they said "We Messer's Moony and Padfoot, and on behalf of the late Messer Prongs, do hereby state that Messer Wormtail is no longer a Maurauder." With that the name Wormtail disappeared off the map. They continued "We also stated that Harry James Potter, the son of Prongs is now initiated as a Maurauder under the name of Artic." Harry placed his hand onto the Map and said "I, Harry James Potter, son of Prongs, accept being Artic and a Maurauder." With that, the name Artic appeared on the Map.

"Well done Artic, you are now officially a Maurauder" said Remus, clapping Harry on the back.

"Thanks Moony" he replied.