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Shifting, Harry stretched and turned on his side away from the warm morning rays. Yawning, he cracked his eyes open, curious about what had woken him, and was met with floating bright violet orbs right in front of him. Jerking backwards out of reflex he gave a yelp as he tumbled out of the small bed and onto the hard stone floor, Stephano, who had apparently been sleeping at the edge of the bed, landed next to him with an undignified 'humph'.
Sitting up and rubbing the back of his head where he had hit it he glared at a giggling Rowan, who was rolling around on the bed on her back in her laughing fit. Beside him he heard Stephano give a growl before the canine promptly jumped back on the edge of the bed and curled up, ignoring all of them.
Sighing Harry stood up and stretched. Casting one last glare at his feline companion for the rude awakening he grabbed his clothes and robes that he was going to where for that day and left for the showers.
10 minutes later he walked into the room rubbing his hair dry with a silver towel. A glance over at the bed showed Stephano out cold, Rowan watching him with amused eyes, Ebony still curled next to his pillow (apparently he hadn't been disturbed by the commotion), and Kestrel perched on his head board nibbling on one of the treats he had left out for her. Harry looked around the dormitory and found that the other students were still asleep. A glimpse of the clock on the wall explained this; it was only 5:30. Sighing once more, and deciding that it wasn't worth it to try and go back to sleep, he gestured to his two awake companions and strolled out of the door.
The Slytherin Dormitory was just as silent as the rooms as Harry, Rowan, and Kestrel slipped out of the portrait and into the main hall. Looking at his two familiars he shrugged and led the way to the Great Hall. They might as well have breakfast. Kestrel trilled and landed on his shoulder while Rowan jumped into his arms, deciding she preferred to be carried to walking.
When Harry walked into the Great Hall, he saw that there was very few early risers, though all of the teachers were up and sitting at the Head Table, talking amongst themselves. Looking around Harry saw a familiar head of light brown hair at the Hufflepuff table and made his way over to it.
"Morning, Neville." Harry said as he took a seat beside his shy friend and serving himself a plate, Rowan jumping up onto the table and making herself at home. Neville looked surprised to see them but managed to stammer a reply.
"M-morning, Harry."
Harry cast him an amused glance. "So what are you doing up so early?"
Neville seemed to gain some confidence from the question. "Well, I couldn't really sleep last night because of one of the boys in my dormitory. I swear, his snores sounded more like a stampede then a sound. What's your story?"
Harry snickered then answered his last question. "Let's just say I had a rude awakening." he said glaring pointedly at his feline companion, who was innocently eating a piece of sausage off his plate. Shaking his head he snatched the last piece off the plate before she could get it and fed it to Kestrel.
"Harry, won't you get in trouble for sitting with me?" Neville asked suddenly. Harry shrugged.
"Probably not, because that's pretty much evoking House rivalry."
Neville nodded and looked down. "I guess you were really serious then."
Harry tilted his head and raised an eyebrow questioningly. Neville swallowed.
"You know, about when you said we would be friends no matter what House we were in"
"Of course I was serious; I wouldn't have said it if I wasn't."
Neville nodded and grinned. But before he could say anything a snide voice cut him off.
"Well, looky here, a snake hanging with a puff. Your mother must be so proud."
Harry rolled his eyes and looked toward the double doors, where Chase Potter and his Lackeys were standing. Harry looked at their robes and noticed the Gryffindor crest on them.
"You're one to talk. Personally, I think yellow and black would suit your complection perfectly."
Chase reddened. "I'm in Gryffindor for your information."
"Ah, but you'll always be a Hufflepuff by heart."
Chase pulled out his wand and pointed it at Harry. "You take that back."
Harry calmly took a sip of his pumpkin juice and glanced at the Head table. By now they had attracted the attention of the staff and students there. Slipping his hand under the table and out of view of every one he made a sweeping gesture with it, murmuring the Elven Shield Charm in his head.
"Don't even try it, Potter." he said calmly. "You don't want to end up in the Hospital Wing this early in the year."
"Is that a threat." Chase said dramatically. Harry resisted the urge to roll his eyes again.
"No. It's a promise."
"STUPLEFY!" Chase yelled and Harry actually did roll his eyes. Honestly, though, how obvious could you get? Needless to say if Chase had been dueling one of Harry's trainers back at Alenious he would have been knocked out in the first 3 seconds.
But Chase did seem to have a pretty good aim, for the spell did fly directly at Harry; only to bounce off his shield and speed back to hit its' caster, promptly freezing Chase and knocking him into one of his lackeys. Harry shook his head at Chase's inability to dodge and returned to his breakfast, ignoring everyone else.
"How did you do that?" Neville whispered to him. Harry gave him a confused look.
"Do what?"
"You know, shoot the spell back at him."
"I didn't, I merely cast the Shield Charm." Harry said pulling out his wand and waving it in front of Neville.
"Huh, I didn't hear you."
"Don't feel bad, I couldn't hear me either. You see, I cast it the same time Potter cast his Stunning Charm."
"Oh." Neville said nodding. Harry was relieved that Neville bought his story.
"What is going on here?" a stern voice asked and Harry looked up to see McGonagall, Dumbledore, both Potters, Snape (he had found out the guy's name from an older student), Remus, and Sirius standing there.
"Nothing Professor." Harry said innocently. Beside him he heard Rowan snort and Kestrel give a soft trill.
"Nothing indeed. You attacked a student!" James Potter cried accusingly. Harry gave him an annoyed look.
"As I recall professor it was the student who attacked me. And as stated in the Hogwart's Rules a student is allowed to defend themselves if they are attacked by another student or teacher."
James glowered for a second before his eyes landed on Rowan, who was busy ignoring them in favor of eating. "Ah Ha! You have a Dark creature here! Penalty for that is suspension!" He said triumphantly. Only to loose his grin when Harry looked at him with amusement.
"You're correct. That would be punishable by suspension. But she's not as of now categorized as a Dark creature."
"What are you talking about? It's a Sable!"
"Yes, she is a Sable. But Law 341 of the Department of Magical Creatures clearly states that only adult, wild Sables are categorized as Dark. Young Sables fall under the category of Silver Creatures as they are not yet dangerous enough to be considered Dark. And young, tamed Sables fall under the Light Silver Creatures category as they were born and grew up around humans and therefore probably won't harm them unless in self defense."
James looked speechless as Harry continued.
"As you can see Rowan is young, only five years old and won't be an adult for another 8 more years, and she is tamed, for she doesn't appear to be threatened by your presence.
"Also, as I recall Phoenixes can't even be considered Dark, Grims are only a threat when properly proven to be one, and magical snakes are to be always given the 'benefit of the doubt' unless they kill someone. And as the Hogwart's rules state a student has to bring a cat, toad, or owl, but may bring other familiars as long as their familiars do not attack a student or teacher with out just cause."
By now James's mouth was open, Lily and McGonagall looked furious while Sirius and Remus looked relieved, and Dumbledore and Snape looked thoughtful. Harry turned away from them and reached in his pocket, pulling out two treats and throwing one into the air, watching in amusement as Rowan flew up to catch it. Feeding the other to Kestrel, who ate it with a more dignified air making Rowan pout, Harry turned toward Neville.
"So what classes are you taking?"
Neville looked surprised at Harry's obvious ignorance of the teachers but answered anyway. "I'm not sure, but I was looking more at Herbology."
"Herbology?"
"I think it has something to do with plants." Rowan sigh as she pawed at his fork. "You know 'Herb-ology'."
Harry silently reached over and ruffled Rowan's fur, causing her to give an undignified huff as she tried to lick it flat. He chuckled at his familiar.
"What did she say?" Neville asked before slapping his hand over his mouth. But the damage had been done; the teachers looked up sharply.
"Mr. Halisio, you can understand her?" Dumbldore asked curiously. Harry gave him a guarded look.
"Yes." he said slowly.
"Oh? And what is she saying now?" James said snidely. Harry raised an eyebrow.
"Obviously nothing." he said indicating to the still licking feline.
"Then ask her a question."
"She can understand you, you know."
James flushed and looked at Rowan. "Fly up to the ceiling." Rowan looked up at him with an annoyed look.
"Just because she understands you doesn't necessarily mean she'll listen to you."
At that Rowan jumped up on Harry's arm and looked pointedly at him. "I see no way in which you are related to this man." she said flatly.
"I agree." Harry said. "That's because in all ways besides blood I am not." The teachers looked confused but this remark but Harry didn't elaborate.
Seeing that they weren't getting anywhere with Harry Lily huffed and went to check on her son, who was being fawned over by his 'friends'. Lily quickly cast an 'enervate' and helped Chase to his feet.
"He cursed me!" Chase accused loudly. Rowan and Harry exchanged glances.
"They should have left the spell on." Rowan proclaimed.
"I agree." Harry said nodding.
"Agree to what Mr. Halisio?" Dumbledore asked curiously.
"Leaving the spell on him; Rowan has a crude sense of humor."
"I do not!"
"Do too; want a few examples?"
"Anyway." Sirius cut in. "Seeing that there is not a problem then perhaps we should let the students eat?"
"Yes, yes, of course." Dumbledore said waving a hand in dismissal. Then giving Harry one last glance he turned and walked back to the Head Table the other teachers besides Remus and Lily (who was still busy with Chase) following him. Remus waited until they were out of ear shot to kneel down next to Harry.
"You okay pup?"
"Yeah." Harry said offering Remus a smile. Remus returned it before turning and heading back to the Head Table.
Just as Harry returned back to his meal Rowan launched herself off his arm and toward the double doors. Lily, Chase, and his lackey's looked panicked as Rowan headed toward them until she flew over them and landed on an out stretched arm.
Ron brought his arm in and stroked Rowan's fur as she purred in greeting and delight. Looking up he caught Harry's eye and walked around the two Potters and their 'followers' to where Harry and Neville sat.
As Ron came to stand beside them he was silent for a few seconds.
"Phoenixes and Snakes." Ron said softly before looking up. "I think we'll have to learn from Ebony and Kestrel, don't you?"
Harry smiled at those words and offered him his hand, which Ron shook. "Most definitely."
Ron smiled and sat down beside him, loading his plate and eating as he fed Rowan some bacon. A half an hour Hermione, then Draco, came in and joined them, though Draco did so reluctantly.
"Why are we sitting at the Hufflepuff table?" Draco asked looking around at the filling dining room. Harry rolled his eyes.
"We'll sit at the Slytherin table tomorrow if it makes you feel better."
"Are we allowed to do this?" Hermione asked looking at the teachers, who had been shooting the odd group curious glances.
"Yes, because if we were not allowed to it would be provoking House rivalries." Neville said quoting Harry, then blushed at Harry's amused and the others surprised looks. Hermione then went into 'thinking mode'.
"That would make sense." she finally admitted. Draco snickered and she wacked him lightly over the head.
"They're probably surprised because usually the Houses keep to themselves." Harry said leaning back. He looked up at a small scream someone issued to see Stephano and Ebony heading toward them. Moving a little to the side to clear a space between him and Ron, Harry leaned down and placed his hand on the floor, allowing Ebony to slither up onto his arm and Stephano to jump onto the space beside him.
"Quite the entrance you two." he said as Dumbledore stood up and headed toward them for a second time.
"Well, we figured that since you weren't in bed you had to be here." Stephano said as he ate the bacon Ron offered him.
~Did we do something improper?~ Ebony added as he watched Dumbledore approach them. Harry shook his head as Dumbledore reached them.
~No, but I think that Dumbledore is worried about your size and his students.~ Harry hissed making his friends look at him in surprise and Dumbledore raise an eyebrow.
"You speak Parseltongue Mr. Halisio?" Dumbledore asked.
"Of course, that's how I communicate with Ebony."
"Harry, that's a Dark language!" Hermione whispered.
"A Dark language? There's no such thing. It's like saying Runes are Dark because they can be used in rituals and Latin is Dark because it's used in some not-so-nice spells. Just because it can be used for evil doesn't mean the thing its self is evil. Parseltonge is just a language used to communicate with snakes, just as there are several languages used to communicate with other creatures."
Dumbledore nodded at those words but still looked concerned. "That's an awfully big snake Mr. Halisio. Do you think it safe for it to be wondering the school?"
"Oh, don't worry Headmaster, I have a magical contract with Ebony that states that he's not allowed to attack anyone unless in self-defense. And you know how binding a magical contract is."
Dumbledore looked relieved at these words and nodded before striding away, though not before giving Harry a calculating look. Harry turned back toward his friends.
"Magical Contract?" Hermione asked with interest.
"It's a very powerful contract made between two beings. If the being the contract retains to breaks it they are pretty much forfeiting their lives. That's why Dumbledore is allowing Ebony to stay; he knows that Ebony won't hurt someone if his own life is at risk."
"Hum." was all Hermione said as they finished.
As they left the Great Hall together McGonagall stopped them to give them their schedules. Accepting, they looked them over as they neared the staircase.
Harry looked down at his own schedule
Harry Kainyan Halisio
Monday, Wednesday-
Defense Against the Dark Arts– Professor Quirell-- Slytherin/ Griffindor– 8-10:25
Transfiguration– Professor McGonagall– Slytherin/ Hufflepuff– 10:30- 12:55
Lunch- 1-2
History of Magic– Professor Binns– Slytherin/ Ravenclaw– 2- 4:25
Tuesday, Thursday
Charms– Professor Flitwick- Slytherin/ Gryffindor– 8- 10:25
Herbology– Professor Sprout– Slytherin/ Hufflepuff– 10:30- 12:55
Lunch- 1-2
Care of Magical Creatures– Professor Grubbly-Plank– Slytheerin/Ravenclaw– 2- 4:25
Friday
Double Potions– Professor Snape– All Houses– 8- 12:55
Lunch- 1-2
Flying– Madam Hooch- All Houses– 2- 3:30
Dueling– Professor Potter– All Houses– 3:35- 5
Sighing at the last one Harry lowered the paper and looked at the others.
"Well, it looks like we have classes now and it wouldn't do to be late on the first day." Harry said.
"Okay, so we're off to Defense. Good luck in Transfiguration you two!" Ron said as he Harry, and Draco waved at Neville and Hermione and headed to the Defense room.
When they got there Harry had to resist the urge to groan at the sight that met them.
"So, Weasely, hanging out with Slytherin scum now are you?" Chase proclaimed. Ron rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward but Harry grabbed his arm.
"Don't Ron, he's not worth it." Harry said pulling Ron back.
"And here I thought all Weasely's were smart. Huh, guess I was wrong."
"I think that the Stuplefy went to his head." Draco said causally while crossing his arms and leaning against the wall. Harry and Neville had told him, Ron, and Hermione what had happened.
Chase reddened. "Go slither back to your dungeon, snake."
Draco's response was cut off by a string of sharp hissing. Harry glanced down and resisted the urge to cringe at the sight of his serpent familiar coiled in a threatening position and glaring at Chase, who had fearfully took a step back. Harry couldn't blame him; a pissed Ebony was a scary Ebony. Yet he also couldn't blame Ebony; Chase had offended his honor with that statement.
~You stupid human. If I was allowed to bite you, I'd make sure it took you days to recover.~ Ebony hissed. Out of the corner of his eye Harry saw Ron give him a sharp look.
"Days to recover?" Ron asked in confusion. Harry's head snapped up.
"You understood him?" Harry asked surprised.
"Yeah, he said Chase was a stupid human and that if he was allowed to bite him he'd make sure it took Chase days to recover." Ron said in confusion. Harry gave him a startled look before he noticed something; he was still gripping Ron's arm. Releasing it he looked back at Ebony.
~Say something~ He hissed to Ebony, making everyone around him beside's Ron and Draco cringe. Ebony looked up at him in confusion before uncoiling and stretching.
~Something.~
~Smart Alec.~ Harry said before looking up. "Did you hear that?" Ron looked confused and shook his head.
"No, that time I only heard hissing." He admitted. Harry grabbed his arm and nodded to Ebony again.
~Something~ Ebony repeated in annoyance. Ron blinked.
"Something?"
"Yeah, I told him to say something and he took me literally." Harry said. Every one was looking at him in confusion but Draco, who pushed off of the wall.
"You understand them?" he asked Ron.
"Only when he's touching me it seems." Harry said putting a hand on Draco's shoulder. "But I wonder... Rowan, talk to me."
Rowan, who had been flying in circles near the ceiling to entertain herself, stopped and gazed at them from an up-side-down position. "Talk to you about what?"
Draco gasped. "She speaks!"
"Of course I speak. What do you think Harry was answering to, thin air?"
"No, I just didn't think you spoke clear english."
"Oh." Rowan said flipping right-side-up. "Well, I do."
Harry couldn't help but smile and looked toward his curled up canine companion. "Stephano?"
"Go away, I'm sleeping." Stephano said rolling away from them. Ron grinned.
"This is really neat."
"Try listening to them 24-7."
"Hey!" Rowan said flying down and stopping inches from Harry's face, wings flaring. "I resent that!"
"Oh, hush up furball." Harry said plucking the disgruntled feline out of the air as Ron and Draco snickered.
"So you really can understand them." a dark skinned, black haired Gryffindor asked. Harry nodded.
"Yeah, though they can be a pain." at that Stephano snorted rather loudly making many of the Gryffindors jump. The students, realizing that the familiars could understand them as well, went quiet.
"Oh wow, it's the Creature Whisperer." Chase mocked. Harry raised an eyebrow.
"I'd watch if I were you Chase; Ebony has a particular interest in biting you." Ron cut in as the door to the DA room opened and the shaky professor stepped out.
"O-okay s-s-students! Come i-in!" The purple robed, turbaned professor stuttered, gesturing toward the room. From Harry's arms Rowan rolled her eyes and looked over at Stephano as he yawned and climbed to his feet, stretching.
Entering the class Harry, Ron, and Draco sat in the front right corner table and took out their books, Stephano leaping onto the remaining chair (there was 4 chairs to a table) so they wouldn't have to put up with someone sitting with them. Perking up at the sound of a soft Phoenix song, Harry looked over at the door to see Kestrel swoop in before the Professor closed it. Giving a slight chirp and sending Harry of mental image of the Forbidden Forest (where, he gathered, she had been earlier) she settled elegantly on Draco's right shoulder, much to the blond boy's surprise and Harry's amusement. Likewise, Rowan had dubbed Ron's lap her official napping place and was presently curled up on it while Ebony was coiled in Harry's lap, his head resting lazily on the table.
"W-well c-clase, m-my name is P-p-professor Quirell. T-today we will be s-studying M-magical Creatures." The newly dubbed Professor Quirell struttered causing Harry to raise an eyebrow and Stephano to snort at the man's weakness. Quirell looked around the room before his eyes alighted on Harry and his companions. "A-as you c-can see w-we h-have s-some rare M-magical C-creatures in t-this r-room. M-mr. Halisio w-would it b-be o-okay w-with you i-if we used y-your F-familiars as e-examples?"
Seeing Rowan raise her head, Stephano give another snort, Ebony lazily open an eyelid, and Kestrel give a small trill, Harry shrugged his shoulders and turned toward the Professor. "As long as they don't mind it's perfectly fine with me."
Quirell nodded. "I-it is m-my understanding t-that y-you c-can u-understand a-and t-talk t-to t-them?"
Harry nodded back and stood, allowing Ebony to slither up his arm and onto his shoulders, and gestured for his other three familiars to follow him as he walked up to the front of the class to stand beside the Professor. Yet as he did he noticed a sharp prickling coming from hin scar. Automatically rising his mental barriers a little more, he noticed the prickling went down a little, but didn't go away. Shrugging off the sudden uneasy feeling he stood in front on the Professors desk and leaned against it, allowing Kestrel, Rowan, and Stephano to sit on the nearly bare desk.
(Okay, I'm going to cut out the stuttering, but know that he is doing it (It is such a hassle to type.).)
"The first creature that we are going to go over it the Sable." Quirell said indicating to Rowan, who puffed out her chest causing Harry and Stephano to snicker. "Sables are intelligent, black furred felines with a pair of long fur/feathered wings that, when opened, are two times the length of the feline's body from wing tip to wing tip. Sables are known to grow to a height of about 5 feet tall with a body length of 7 feet, making their wingspan at least 14 feet. As you see Sables start out small when young, about the size of a small house cat until they reach maturity. It usually takes about 13 years for a Sable to reach maturity, their body remaining the same size of a small cat until the 13th year where they go through a sudden growth spurt that lasts at least 13 days. Now usually Adult Sables are classified as 'Dark' due to their capricious, cunning, and ambitious nature, though there has been some cases where Sables that have grown up around people being labeled 'Silver' due to their formality with humans. These are less likely to attack humans given the chance.
"As you can see, Sables have a thick black coat, which is used for warmth in the icy terrain where they originated. For defense they have their claws and teeth, which are longer and sharper then other felines, especially when they are Adults. At the tip of their wings they have an extended claw of some sorts that is used in defense when flying. They merely have to nic their opponent with their wing and the claw will automatically slash the being, causing it to become paralyzed instantly do to a paralysis agent with in the claws. This is also an effective way for Sables to hunt."
Harry watched as Rowan flared out her wings and struck a pose after Quirell was done talking, causing him to roll his eyes and for Stephano to snicker. Ebony pointedly ignored the lot of them in favor of sleeping and Kestrel looked over them with knowing eyes. Then someone let out a loud snort and all eyes turned to Chase, who was leaning back with his arms crossed over his chest looking at them in a superior way.
"If you asked me, all Sables should be classified as dark." Chase said arrogantly, looking down his nose at Rowan. "They're all filthy, disgusting creatures."
Harry had to reach up and snatch Rowan out of the air when she had made to leap on Chase. A glance to his left showed a flicker of movement and when he looked on the desk, Ebony was gone.
"Kestrel, Stephano, find Ebony." He said firmly, pretty sure that the large serpent was about to make good to his word. Kestrel leapt into the air with one mighty thrust of her wings while Stephano calmly stretched and jumped off of the desk, nose skimming the air as he tracked the serpent by smell. Meanwhile, Harry looked up at Chase and gave him a disgusted look.
"You shouldn't have done that." Harry stated simply. Chase snorted and Harry gave him a serious look. "You may not be able to understand my familiars with out physical contact with me but my familiars understand you quite well. And they don't take kindly to you insulting one of their own." Harry stopped and turned toward Quirell. "Professor, if I may, can I tell the class about what I have recently learned about Ebony?" Quirell gave him a curious look, but nodded all the same.
Harry turned toward the class. "Ebony, I found out this morning, is what is called a Sage Serpent. Now Sage Serpents are exceedingly rare and targeted do to the fact that only 13 can exist in the world at a time. They are easily identified by their strange coloring and smooth scales and have about 27 to 30 different venoms in their fangs which they can easily control by will. The venoms range from the typical sedative that can knock someone out for a few hours to the highly poisonous Selent Venom, which is more poisonous then Basilisk venom and will kill the host within 5 to 10 seconds. Speaking of Basilisks, Sage Serpent happen to be close relatives to them and while their gaze won't kill, when angered their gaze with paralyze. Also the scales and venoms of a Sage Serpent are used in some of the strongest and rarest potions. Oh, and by the way Chase, you just managed to anger one."
By this time Chase had jumped up onto his desk and was frantically searching the floor around him. Harry found the picture entertaining, but silently indicated to Kestrel all the same, who flew over to Chase and grabbed him by the back of his robes with her claws, successfully lifted him clear off of the desk.
Right before Ebony struck at the very spot he had been sitting.
Chase gave a loud and, in Harry's opinion, very girlish scream when he saw Ebony do so. Resisting the urge to laugh, for Harry knew that if Ebony had meant Chase any real harm then said serpent would have dropped dead due to the contract. Harry sent Stephano and a now very perky Rowan to go round up Ebony, whose laughter he could hear from across the room. Chase was still screaming when Kestrel placed him down on Quirell's desk and Harry rolled his eyes as Kestrel flew over and landed on his shoulder.
The class was silent for a few seconds before one of Chase's Gryffindor friends stood up. "That snake almost killed him!"
"No." Harry said simply and gave a small smile when the boy looked at him in confusion. "If Ebony had wanted to kill him, a flimsy desk and little Kestrel would have not been able to stand in his way. Didn't you notice that he struck after Kestrel lifted Chase off of the desk? Chances are he was waiting for that moment. Trust me, if Ebony had wanted to kill him, they would both be dead, one due to the bite, the other due to the Binding Contract I have with him. As it is, Ebony just wanted to scare the shit out of Chase. In which, I believe, he did a splendid job."
At this point Stephano and Kestrel trotted out with Ebony slithering behind them, said serpent looking very smug. Chase, apparently now realizing that he had been the center of a practical joke, glowered at the self-satisfied snake. That is, until Ebony sent him a loud hiss that had him propelled off the desk and on the other side of the room with in seconds.
Well a where of Draco's and Ron's laughter and the other students confusion, Harry knelt down and allowed Ebony to climb up his arm and settle around his waist.
'Was that necessary?' Harry asked as Ebony settled down. Ebony looked up at him and Harry swore if the snake had, had lips, he would be smiling.
'Absolutely'
'What am I going to do with you?' Harry sighed walking over to his desk and gathering his books as the bell rang. Rowan jumped on Ron's shoulder as they left the classroom, Stephano trotting closely behind them. As soon as the door shut behind them, Ron and Draco burst into laughter once more as Draco patted Harry on the back.
"Thanks Harry." Draco said between fits of laughter. Harry gave him a questioning look.
"For what?"
"For making it a rememberable first day of school."
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Hey! It's a miracle! Anyway, I sorry if it seemed a little fast paced and crammed, it's just I wanted to get some of the important things done and out in the open so I wont have to struggle to do so in later chapters. Sorry if I hit you with too much at once, so I put in the classroom scene to lighten the mood. Thanks for reading!
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