Prince of Death:
Return of the Speaker's Heir
By: The Potters of the Future
and Winged Seer Wolf
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Disclaimer:
I do not own Harry Potter or Percy Jackson. These concepts,
characters and places belong to
J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordian
Dedication:
This chapter is dedicated to all of the readers
and reviewer's who helped Winged Seer Wolf and I
get to this point.
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Rating: T
Pairing(s): Harry/Thalia
(This will happen in Book 3)
(All others are in the air at this point.)
Beta: Winged Seer Wolf
Summary:
Last year, Harry found out about his father, met others like himself, went to a magical school, dodged an old man's questions, all the while keeping Voldemort from the Ultimate power. Now in his second year, Harry the son of Hades must now contend with the return of an ancient line that threatens the destruction of Hogwarts itself.
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Reviews
Valentine Alexandrea Sparrow
No you definitely haven't seen my notes. You just happened to coincidentally answer all my questions. You must be a mind reader. It seems the kind of thing Harry would do. He doesn't even have Sirius Black to keep him away. Not that the so called murderer would keep him away anyway. I doubt that Dobby will stay away for long with his fan boy crush on our favourite Boy Who Lived. I'd love to see Lucius Malfoy try and recruit him if he thought that. Depressed house elf alert. What other house could he be in? Love Luna got to include her when she starts Hogwarts.
SeaBreeze2Ga
Unless I change my plans I'm going to be having a talk between Harry and Dumbledore fairly soon about returning to Privet Drive. I somehow doubt that it will go well for Dumbles.
Guest
I know that Thalia and Harry are technically cousins but if you read The Last Olympian it says that since the gods don't have DNA demigods are not genetically related to each other. Otherwise Percy and Annabeth would be related. For your information I had a poll going and Harry/Thalia was what was decided on. Sorry I don't like Ginny. She's not going to be evil and try to feed him love potions or anything but he will be obsessed.
Slytherin Studios
Harry and his friends are a lot of trouble aren't they? You gotta love Dobby. I'll find some way to bring him back obviously different to cannon as Harry doesn't play Quidditch. Yeah otherwise Dobby will have to admit to visiting Harry Potter. So you don't think that Nathanael is a Hufflepuff? That was what I was planning.
Lord Jace
Yes he is. That's what I was getting at. Guess who?
BamaRose19
I was trying to think of what trouble Nathanael could get into in a museum and this is what my mind came up with. I thought it was funny so I kept it. Dobby had to be explained since I had done a poor job of explaining it before. I have ideas for some of their Animagi forms but they probably won't achieve it for a while. Harry is going to terrify Lockhart.
Siren Called
So Nathanael goes to Hogsmeade despite all the rules stopping him well he, Eve and Cat are used to do everything together. I agree that Dobby will return to Hogwarts to visit the boy he adores. It would be funny seeing what the Malfoys would say about the Golden Boy's supposed dark magic. Luna will be entering soon. The Loony and the Troublemaker that will change the perception of Ravenclaw as nerds. Nathanael does do his studying but I think he is more a troublemaker than bookworm.
Robotic Worm
Dobby is obsessed with Harry Potter isn't he. Harry's nice to people he thinks are worth it and not to those who annoy him as Dobby does. By the end of the school year it is important for this year's story line. I somehow doubt it. I am planning it but I'm not sure how yet. I'll have to re read the book.
Ashletta Everdeen
Well he could hardly tell her details of his quest in front of the others could he so he was giving her a warning look not to press matters and he would explain later.
WhiteElfElder
Yes Nathanael is. Hades hasn't publicly claimed Harry because he knows what a bad reception a child of his would receive but he has made it clear to Harry that he cares about him. Harry tries to control his aura so unless he's distracted by anger then he doesn't radiate it. Voldemort's terrified of death so the Son of Death is basically the last person he wants alive. He'll probably use his blood, organs and tissues after he has died though to increase his own strength.
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Chapter 10
Sortings and New Friends
The sky was just darkening when the eight Hogwarts students stepped outside of their carriage in their Gryffindor school robes (except Nathanael's who were plain robes enchanted to change the second he got sorted). It was a cold night even if it was the end of summer there was a freezing chill in the air.
'Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here!' the massive form of Hagrid was calling.
'Where do I go?' asked Nathanael.
'Let's go and ask,' Harry said.
Harry began to walk up to the half giant with Morty following excitedly behind him. Hagrid may not be Morty's owner any longer but Morty still liked Hagrid and Hagrid still liked Morty. Harry was the first to reach Hagrid with the others just behind him. By the time Harry had reached him Hagrid was surrounded by little first years.
'Hi Hagrid,' Harry greeted.
'Harry,' smiled the half giant.
'This is Nathanael,' Harry introduced the snow white haired boy. 'He's a second year who was home educated last year. Does he go with you?'
'Aye,' Hagrid said gruffly.
'Okay see you Nathanael,' Harry said.
'See ya,' Cat added.
'Good luck,' Eve waved.
'Our sister's a first year,' Fred pointed Ginny out.
Nathanael nodded and watched as the Gryffindors left. Nathanael went to stand beside the red head that had been pointed out. The red head girl was at least a head shorter than Nathanael was. Compared to her brothers she was a lot paler. Not like Nathanael's naturally pale skin or Harry's but unhealthy pale.
'I'm Nathanael,' Nathanael introduced himself. 'I know your brothers, Fred and George. So what's you name?' Nathanael said happily bubbly as usual.
'Ginny,' the girl said very quietly.
'Are you alright?' asked Nathanael.
'Fine,' Ginny said.
'You just seem kind of pale,' Nathanael replied.
'People have been saying that all month,' Ginny said sounding disgruntled.
Nathanael grinned, 'that got a rise out of you.'
Nathanael and Ginny headed out for the fleet of boats. Before Hagrid had even told him what to do Nathanael knew what it was that he had to do. He got another sense of that De Ja Vu here. It was like he had been here before which was impossible as he had never set foot in the castle but he had been feeling this all day.
'You're remembering,' a feminine voice said.
A small, slender girl with long dirty blonde, curly hair and large silvery grey eyes that seemed to see and know everything slipped in beside Nathanael and Ginny. Nathanael didn't understand what she meant. He was remembering? Remembering what? Nathanael decided to write it off as the girl being crazy.
'I'm Nathanael Evans and this is Ginny Weasley,' Nathanael said.
'Luna Lovegood,' Luna said airily.
The last person to get into their boat was a small mousy haired boy who introduced himself as Colin Creevey. Colin apparently was a Muggleborn and hadn't even heard of Hogwarts before he got the letter in August. Luna would make strange comments about everything. Colin gave her a frightened look while Ginny looked at her like she was insane but Nathanael felt there was something very refreshing about the way she saw the world.
Then there was Nathanael's first sighting of Hogwarts. Again he had another sense of De Ja Vu. Luna looked at him like she knew what he was experiencing. Nathanael shook his head. All that Nathanael was experiencing was his mother's description of Hogwarts and her school days with that thought firmly in mind Nathanael calmed down a lot.
They came to an underground harbour where they had to duck down in order to avoid being hit by the rocks. It was especially hard for Nathanael who was twelve years old and would be thirteen in December. The three first he was sharing a boat with seemed especially on the short side even for first years.
'The firs' years Professor McGonagall,' Hagrid introduced them.
Nathanael saw Minnie for the first time in his life. Then he shook his head reminding himself she was his teacher not a friend. He'd never been taught by anyone apart from his mother and father before. The new concept of having proper teachers was more than a little daunting. But he new that this new teacher was not one that he should prank she was strict and put up with no nonsense.
'Thank you Hagrid I will take them from here,' McGonagall said.
The moved into the castle standing closely together at the massive castle that was bigger than anything that Nathanael had ever seen before. Ginny was practically clinging to him. It was rather annoying actually. Luna was standing a little apart from them looking somewhere into the distance. Colin was bouncing hyper on his feet.
'Welcome to Hogwarts,' said Professor McGonagall. 'The start of term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory and spend free time in your house common room.'
By the time this was over Nathanael was feeling a little bored; Nathanael felt that the speech was repetitive and a little obvious. Nathanael just wanted to get the sorting ceremony over and done with. It wasn't like he didn't know what was about to happen. Nathanael's mum had told him about the hat before made by Gryffindor himself.
'The four houses are called Gryffindor,' began McGonagall.
Just when Nathanael had thought it was over. However, Nathanael did feel a lot of pride to the first house mentioned which was McGonagall's house and the house that his cousin and new friends had been sorted into. Nathanael couldn't help the smile that spread over his face at that thought, something that made McGonagall look at him with a hint of a smile on his face.
'Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin,' McGonagall continued.
Nathanael couldn't help but sneer at that house which got him angry looks from several of the larger boys and girls. There was just something about the Slytherin house which got on his nerves. He got into a glaring match with one such dark haired, angry looking boy with dark eyes. It wasn't until Luna nudged him did he turn back to McGonagall.
'Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will loose house points,' McGonagall continued.
Nathanael grinned at this. He wondered how long it would take him to loose house points. McGonagall sighed at this and shook her head. Nathanael was no Legimens but he could practically read her thoughts in that second – not another one. Nathanael just grinned at the strict witch cheekily.
'At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the House Cup currently in Gryffindor's possession,' McGonagall boasted. 'A great honour, I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.'
'Gryffindor,' murmured Nathanael.
'If I could have silence,' McGonagall gave Nathanael a pointed look. 'The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarted yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting.'
McGonagall looked at a black haired, hazel eyed boy whose cloak and hat that were expected to be worn on feast days were still in his hands. Then towards a girl with dark brown hair and light green eyes and facial features similar to Nathanael's who was somehow covered in dust. Then she looked to a tall, muscular, boy with black hair and pale blue eyes who was soaking with a shake of her head.
'I shall return when we are ready for you,' said professor McGonagall. 'Please wait here quietly.'
'How do they sort us?' Colin asked sounding like a chipmunk.
'Mum and Dad won't tell me,' Ginny said. 'Mum says it should be a surprise; family tradition or something. Dad wants us to experience it like Muggleborn's do. Dad loves anything Muggle. Fred and George said it hurt a lot.'
Nathanael snorted, 'and you believed them?' he asked disbelievingly. 'Mum told me years ago how Hogwarts students get sorted. She just never expected me to need it.'
'Why?' asked Ginny.
'I was being homeschooled,' Nathanael shrugged.
'I am sorry about your mother,' Luna said.
'How did you know?' Nathanael demanded angrily.
Luna just smiled mysteriously at the snow white haired boy not answering his question. Just then McGonagall walked back into the antechamber where the first years and Nathanael were waiting. Luna barely blinked at the return without showing any surprise. The first years got the nervous look once more.
'The Sorting Ceremony is about to start,' McGonagall announced. 'Now form a line,' ordered McGonagall.
The first years and Nathanael were quick to form a line. Nathanael ended up behind a small, skinny boy with neck length, messy black hair and in front of a tall, blushing girl with long, chestnut hair and dark blue eyes. Ginny had gone to nosey up to a handsome first year with dark brown eyes and a short pony tail.
Luna was floating towards the back of the line looking vaguely into the distance unseeingly. The first years were giving her a wide birth. Nathanael understood that she came across as insane but Nathanael liked that about the girl. Nathanael decided to keep an eye out on her to make sure that she wasn't bullied.
Nathanael followed Professor McGonagall into the Great Hall. He heard the children around gasping him. Nathanael looked up at the ceiling. It was exactly like his mother had described it being. He knew he should be shocked at it but it was far too familiar for him to feel that way. It was like he had already gotten used to it.
Professor McGonagall was placing a raggedy old hat on a stool. Nathanael knew this was the Sorting Hat. Nathanael hoped he was sorted into Gryffindor with his cousin and cousin's friends. For some reason he desperately hoped not to be placed into the house of the Snakes even if Harry had no problem with them.
The brim of the hat opened and began to sing about the Hogwarts founders and their attributes. Nathanael desperately wanted to be sorted into Gryffindor. Somehow Nathanael knew that he would be in Gryffindor. Soon the Hat fell silent as though it had never been in the first place. Nathanael joined in with the applause finding the Hat funny.
McGonagall stepped forward once again this time holding a long row of parchment that had to be the list of new students. The applause quickly died down until it was only the Weasley twins left clapping. At a sharp look from Eve, Cat, Hermione and McGonagall (the latter two scarily similar) the twins shut up mainly because of Eve and Cat.
'When I call your name you will out on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted,' McGonagall announced to the new students. 'Adelardi, Angelino,' McGonagall began.
A tall, round faced, grey eyed, blonde haired boy walked up to the stool. He carefully placed himself on the stool. The boy looked shyly around at the tables. He was quickly sorted into Hufflepuff and was greeted by a very handsome older boy with solemn grey eyes and dark curls. The Hufflepuffs clapped politely whilst the Gryffindors and Slytherins looked down their noses at him.
'Afolayan, Montana,' McGonagall called.
Montana was a small, pale faced girl who despite looking fit still had baby fat on her face. Her messy dark brown hair fell just above her neck. She strode forward confidently plopping herself on the wooden stool. Nathanael realised that sometimes the hat took longer than others as she was on the hat for several minutes.
'Ravenclaw,' the hat finally shouted out.
'Amerighi, Axel,' Minerval called.
The boy was tall and slim. He had long, messy strawberry blonde hair that had obviously never seen a hairbrush and made him look almost wild. Axel had bright, blue, intelligent blue eyes set in a thin, pale, pointed face. He walked up to the stool with a smirk on his face and McGonagall lowered the Sorting Hat onto his head.
'Ravenclaw,' shouted the hat.
So the sorting went on. Courtney Blanchett a raven haired boy became the first Slytherin. Quite a few of the highest classed Slytherin's gave him a bad reaction so that very few clapped for him. There was a polite applause from the Ravenclaws, Hufflepuffs. A lot of the Gryffindors and Slytherins glared at him.
The first Gryffindor was a tall, thin, gangly boy called Reid Blum. His short carefully styled white blonde hair and fair skin contrasting with the dark irises and black pupils in his eyes. The Gryffindor table was certainly the loudest in welcoming a new member. Fred and George Weasley cheered the fair boy to their table.
The short, mousy haired Muggleborn boy also joined Gryffindor taking his seat beside a couple of other newly sorted first years. He sat in between gangly Reid and Omar Cmela the boy with intelligent dark brown eyes who had to be shushed by the red haired prefect several times before he got the message.
Luna was sorted in Ravenclaw. Somehow Nathanael wasn't surprised. As dreamy and distant as she was she did seem to have a knack of knowing what you were thinking. The Ravenclaws clapped politely but went back to sitting straight faced soon after. The Ravenclaws were certainly a lot more composed than the Gryffindors which Nathanael knew he'd never fit into.
Ginny Weasley was too sorted into Gryffindor. Nobody seemed very surprised at this. Ginny practically flung herself at Harry in her desperation to get close to Nathanael's raven haired cousin. Nathanael and Harry were complete opposites and looks; snow white hair compared to raven locks. If it hadn't been for their startling emerald green eyes you'd never guess that they were related.
After Ginny had been sorted there were only two first years and Nathanael left to be sorted into their houses by the hat, a set of fraternal twins Aubrey and Albreda Wood. Aubrey was sorted into Gryffindor where he was greeted cheerfully by an older boy who had the same brown eyes as Aubrey whilst Albreda was sorted into Ravenclaw.
Albus Dumbledore stood up, 'this year we have an unusual event as Nathanael Evans previously homeschooled has decided to attend Hogwarts this year. I trust you will make him welcome,' then the old man sat down again.
'Nathanael Evans,' McGonagall called out.
Nathanael was blushing at being so keenly identified something that was clearly identifiable on his pale skin. Nathanael walked up to the stool where he sat down just as all the first years had done so. McGonagall lowered the frayed and patched Sorting Hat onto his head. Nathanael almost jumped at the voice in his head apart from the fact he knew it was coming.
'Ah welcome back,' the Sorting Hat breathed.
'Back?' asked Nathanael.
The Sorting Hat didn't answer him, 'do you still wish to be Sorted into Gryffindor?'
Nathanael glanced towards the Gryffindor where Harry seemed to be hiding behind one of the twins to get away from Ginny Weasley whilst Eve and Cat were laughing at his displeasure. Nathanael desperately didn't want to become a Snake but didn't mind the other two houses even though he wanted to be in the House of the Brave.
'You haven't changed,' chuckled the Hat.
'Changed from what?' Nathanael demanded hotly.
The Sorting Hat didn't answer again just shouted out, 'Gryffindor!'
Nathanael heard the cheering from the Gryffindor table and went to sit beside Harry. The rest of the night was wonderful. The feast was scrumptious. Gilderoy Lockhart was announced as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher something that Harry groaned at insisting he was fake whilst Hermione refused to believe this apparently she had a crush on the handsome blonde.
Then the feast was over. Nathanael hoped that they didn't eat like this every day otherwise he would end up looking like a much paler Dudley Dursley. Percy Weasley – who had pompously introduced himself over Nathanael's noodles – was gathering up the first year Gryffindors to lead them to their dorms.
'Come on we'll show you where to go,' Fred grinned.
Together the seven Gryffindors began to make their way up the twisting stairs which were moving something that the other Hogwarts students took for granted when Nathanael pointed it out to them. They arrived at a portrait of a very fat woman in a long white toga like dress and flowers in her hair.
'This is Metrodora Antoniou,' Harry introduced. 'She guards the entrance to the Gryffindor Common Room.'
'Wattlebird,' Hermione spoke.
The portrait swung open the group of Gryffindors walked in. Percy was standing in the middle of the Common Room speaking to the twenty or so new first year Gryffindors who were standing close together rather nervously. The older years were either making their way to their dormitory or greeting their friends in different years.
'Come on lets go up to our dorm,' Harry said. 'Ron, Dean and Seamus haven't gone up yet. We can talk.'
Nathanael followed the others up to the dormitory where six beds now were. Harry flung cloak on his bed and sat down. Eve, Cat and Hermione did the same whilst Fred and George sat on either side of Neville on his bed. Nathanael stood a little awkwardly in the doorway not sure which of the beds was his.
'The bed over there,' Harry pointed at the bed that had been moved in since last year.
'Right,' Nathanael said, 'thanks.'
Nathanael sat down on his bed which had his large wooden trunk was underneath. There were another three beds apart from the three that they were occupying. Nathanael guessed that it would be for Ron, Dean and Seamus that Harry had mentioned in passing. He wondered what they were like.
'So you still up for trying to become Animagi?' asked Nathanael.
'I'll try,' Neville said.
'Illegally trying to achieve-'began Fred.
'-advanced magic-'continued George.
'-that we can get into-'continued Fred.
'-all sorts of mischief with-'continued George.
'We're in,' the twins said together.
'You know I am,' Harry said.
'As long as we register then fine,' Hermione gave the impossible twins a sharp look. 'After all there's nothing illegal about training to become an Animagus just not registering once you are one.'
'I understand why the Ministry has to regulate Animagi,' Nathanael said. 'Otherwise you could have thieves and murderers getting away with their crimes.'
'Exactly,' Hermione agreed.
'But we're not thieves or murderers,' argued Harry. 'As long as we don't go and break the law in our Animagi form what's the harm?'
'It's against the rules,' Hermione said stiffly.
'But do you really want people in power to know?' asked Harry. 'Bribery and corruption is rife in the Ministry I don't want them to know. We can always register with the American Ministry if you really insist on registering,' Harry suggested.
'Can we do that?' asked Neville.
'Harry, Eve and I can as we are American citizens,' Cat said.
'Harry and Cat have lived in America long enough that in the eyes of the Ministry they count as citizens,' Eve said.
'What about us?' asked Nathanael. 'Britain's relationship with America isn't brilliant.'
'We don't think you are a democracy,' Eve said. 'It is the Lords and Ladies in the Wizengamont that elect your Minister instead of the people which leaves Muggle-borns and many Half-bloods and magical creatures completely unrepresented,' Eve said hotly.
'Whereas they abolished Lords and Ladies in America when you broke free from Britain,' Neville said. 'Gran taught me politics both in the Wizengamont and International Confederation. The American body is made up out of fifty elected people one for each state.'
'Yeah and the National Wizarding Body of America have a hundred and fifty elected in it each state has a member of the three parties,' Eve said.
'Light, Dark and Neutral,' Neville remembered. 'Gran was disgusted that the Dark actually had a party.'
'Well having political representation means that they don't turn to a madman to get representation,' Eve retorted.
'I never thought of that,' muttered Nathanael.
'At the moment it swings between light and neutral of having the power,' Eve said. 'My Dad supports the neutral party.'
'But will we be able to Register with the Americans?' asked Hermione.
'The Law only says to Register not where to,' Neville said. 'It assumes you'll Register with your native country but there's no official thing saying where. It's a loophole.'
'Plus we know Minister Olhouser distantly,' added Harry.
'Plus he'd do anything to get a one over Dumbledore,' laughed Cat.
'You yanks really don't like Dumbledore,' laughed Nathanael.
'Well I won't pretend that I've always fallen for his doddery old man act. You can't be half insane and such a wily politician,' Neville said.
'I swear he must have confounded the whole of Britain to make them believe him,' Eve said.
'Mum never really talked about the Wizarding World,' Nathanael said.
'Your mum?' asked Neville.
'She home schooled me last year,' Nathanael explained. 'She died in June just after my exams,' Nathanael sighed.
Harry reached across and placed a hand on Nathanael's, 'she is in Elysium now, at peace.'
'Why didn't she talk much about the Wizarding World?' asked Hermione quietly.
'Hermione,' reproached Harry.
'Oh sorry,' Hermione said sounding guilty.
'So are you going to do it or not?' Harry asked changing the subject.
'Come on Mione,' Nathanael gave her the look like a kicked puppy.
'It's not like your going to be breaking any rules to try,' Cat reminded her. 'For all you know you won't be able to achieve it.'
'Of course I will,' snapped Hermione.
Everyone in the second year boys' dorm grinned at each other except Neville and Hermione. Hermione scowled when she realised that she had been manipulated into agreeing by the unclaimed demigod. Neville gave Hermione a sympathetic smile but appeared to be trying to repress a smile at Hermione's expense.
'And you say that Dumbledore is manipulative,' snickered Nathanael.
'Some friends you are,' muttered Hermione darkly whilst blushing. 'How would you like it if I went off and became friends with the Slytherins?'
'Then you wouldn't be able to advance your magic and become Animagi with us,' Eve reminded Hermione.
'You love us really,' laughed Harry.
'They're just messing with you,' Neville said quietly.
'Hermione you really have to learn to take a joke,' Nathanael grinned.
Hermione huffed, 'I can take a joke.'
'Of course you can,' Nathanael said eyes twinkling. 'Just not one at your expense,' the green eyed boy added on at the end.
'I don't like being laughed at either,' Neville supported Hermione.
'It was in good humour,' Eve said.
'I just don't like being laughed at,' grumbled Hermione.
'Were you bullied at primary?' asked Harry suddenly.
'Primary?' asked Neville.
'School for younger children where they learn stuff like reading, writing and maths,' Harry explained. 'You're all homeschooled instead.'
'Different members of my family taught me different things depending on their area of expertise,' Neville said.
'I was homeschooled too,' Nathanael said.
'For both magical and Muggle subjects,' Harry remembered. 'I went to primary in England till I was seven then I lived in an America year round boarding school.'
'I'd love to go to America,' mused Neville. 'They have so many interesting plants.'
'You and your plants,' laughed Cat. 'Where are we going to practice?'
Everyone turned and looked at Fred and George being the twins who knew the castle the best which was why they were able to escape trouble so often. If it hadn't been for their knowledge of the inner workings of Hogwarts they would have probably been expelled by now. They were currently wearing innocent looks that fooled nobody.
'I can ask Professor Snape,' suggested Harry. 'Though I don't think I'll tell him why I need a secret room,' Harry muttered under his breath. 'He's stricter about rules than Hermione is.'
'Oi!' defended Hermione.
'You know it's true,' smirked Harry. 'But we love you anyway.
'You need someone to keep you out of trouble,' Hermione shook her head.
'Well that's your job,' Harry grinned.
'What's Hermione's job?' asked Dean walking in.
'To keep this lot out of trouble,' Hermione replied, 'which has proven to be impossible. How they can get into so much trouble I do not know,' she shook her head.
'You haven't even heard what Harry got up to over the summer,' Cat added.
'I don't think I want to,' Hermione groaned.
'You left us-'began George.
'-of your adventures-'continued Fred.
'-again,' finished George pouting.
'You're actually jealous that Harry left you out of his death defying stunts,' Hermione shook her head.
'You're not still going on about last June,' the obnoxious voice of Ronald Billius Weasley floated through the Common Room door followed by a mane of red hair. 'Fred and George went all about it all summer. Like an eleven year old could really best You Know Who in a duel. I don't care what Dumbledore says but I don't believe it.'
'Of course you don't,' muttered Hermione darkly.
'Well if idiots are going to start populating I'm going to bed,' Hermione said. 'And remember we have classes at nine get to bed at a sensible hour.'
'Yes mum,' Fred saluted.
Hermione rolled her eyes as she stalked off towards the door. Harry didn't blame her for wanting to get away from Ron. He was just a jealous, immature prat. Of course, Fred and George were a little on the immature side about most things but they were a joy to be a round. They reminded Harry a lot of the Hermes Cabin which is probably why Harry liked them so much.
'Know it all,' muttered Ron.
'She may come across as stuffy but she's got a good heart,' Neville said quietly. 'She is just trying to help us.'
'Unlike some people,' Harry glared at Ron.
'Um hey Nathanael right?' Dean asked avoiding the staring (glowering) match.
'Yeah,' Nathanael agreed.
'I'm Dean Thomas,' he held out a hand.
'Nathanael Evans but I guess you already know that,' smiled Nathanael. 'Harry hasn't told mentioned you.'
'Oh you know Harry already?' Dean asked surprised.
'They're cousins,' Neville said.
'Look at their eyes,' laughed George.
'Are you seriously looking into Harry and Nathanael's eyes George,' Eve questioned. 'I didn't know they were your type.'
'Urgh,' Ron said.
'Something wrong Ronniekins?' asked Fred smirking.
'Ronniekins?' asked Harry incredulously.
Ron turned beetroot, 'what are you two doing here anyway?' he demanded. 'This is the second year dorm and your fourth years! Why don't you go an annoy Percy or find Lee or something,' muttered Ron.
'Well we can see when we're not wanted, right Forge,' George said.
'Right Gred,' Fred agreed.
'See you Americanos, Neville, Nathanael,' George said.
With that Forge and Gred . Fred and George sped off without another word to their friends. Harry shrugged it was getting late anyway. Usually he stayed up late visiting the Underworld but school has started again and with Dumbledore hovering around like an oversized fly then it was impossible to go to the Underworld.
'Americano,' muttered Eve darkly.
'You're the only Americano here,' laughed Harry. 'Cat and I were born in Britain.'
'Can't believe how long it's been since we first met,' Eve shook her head.
'I know,' Harry agreed.
'I want to change,' Ron grouched.
'Can't you do that behind the curtains?' asked Harry.
'It's my dorm,' Ron retorted. 'I want to be able to dress in peace.'
'It's our dorm too,' Neville said gesturing to Nathanael and Harry.
'Thank you,' Harry agreed. 'And we say that the girls can stay, Ronniekins,' Harry smirked at the red's head blush.
'Shut it,' Ron muttered embarrassed.
'Sure thing, Ronniekins,' Harry grinned.
'Well as much as I'd like to see Ronniekins strip I think it's time for us to leave,' Cat said.
Cat and Eve got up and hurriedly left the room. Harry didn't much blame them. Seamus joined them soon after. Apparently he had a crush on Cat and was avoiding her. The boys then got changed and then went to bed. Harry was unable to get to sleep for many hours until finally he slipped into a restless sleep about drakons and red haired girls.
Harry awoke sometime later in the night with a grown. He sometimes really hated being a demigod. Faint light was filtering through the curtains. Realising he wasn't going to get anymore sleep tonight Harry decided that he may as well start looking for a place for Animagus training. At this time in the morning it should be quite enough for his explorations to remain undiscovered.
Harry slipped out of the garish red and gold and bed and into his black robes with the Gryffindor badge as the only spot of colour. He made sure that his wand-sword that he always kept on his bedside just in case was in its holster ready to be drawn at a flick of a hand. His dreams were making him edgy.
In the early morning the Common Room was empty of everything but the crackling of the embers in the fireplace. Harry left the silent room. Soon as he got out of sight of any portraits he cloaked himself in shadows so that nobody could see what he was looking for. Harry began his exploration of the castle.
Harry found a kitchen full of house elves. Harry looked around as they rushed up to him with offers of food and drink. Harry quickly assured them that he did not anything. The elves ears drooped at this. Harry did ask for a seat which brightened the elves somewhat. Harry found him on a small stool by the blazing fire.
'Do any of you know a House Elf named Dobby?' asked Harry.
The Master Elf stepped forward, 'I trained him before he was bought by Lord and Lady Malfoy.'
'Malfoy?' asked Harry surprised.
'Yes, sir,' bowed the elf.
'As in Draco Malfoy?' asked Harry.
'Yes, sir,' nodded the elf.
'Mmh,' murmured Harry. 'So what the Malfoys plotting?'
'Sir?' asked the elf.
'Nothing,' Harry said quickly. 'I just have to keep an eye out on Malfoy from now on. Thanks for the help err?'
'Hans,' the elf replied.
'Well thank you Hans,' Harry smiled.
Harry left the kitchen frowning thinking on what he had just found out. So Dobby's masters were the Malfoys. That meant that either they had sent Dobby to try and get Harry to not come back to Hogwarts. Harry wouldn't put it past Draco. But Harry had a feeling that the scared little elf was genuine.
Anyway if they had sent Dobby then they would have found out about Harry being "dark". They would have then either tried to recruit him to their so called cause in wiping out Muggles and all those who had impure blood. Or reported him to the Ministry and have him arrested on account of him using illegal magic.
That left the only other option as Dobby had seen his Masters plotting something that he did not agree with and snuck away to try and protect his hero. Harry felt that this was the most reasonable theory. He wondered how much Draco knew. It was most likely his father considering Draco's talents did not lie in masterful plots.
At around eight Harry had decided mainly due to his rumbling stomach that it was time for breakfast. Harry was walking up to the Great Hall when he saw the small blonde girl with the large eerie grey eyes who had been sorted into Ravenclaw yesterday – Luna Lovegood. The girl was backed into a wall by a couple of Gryffindor first years.
The taller of boys was Aubery Wood brother of Captain Wood. The first year had hair like his brother's was brown but was far messier. He still had a round look that Captain Wood had grown out of sometime before Harry's first year and the same brown eyes as his brother. He actually looked very much like Oliver Wood apart from the fact that where Oliver was muscular Aubery was a little bit weedy.
His fellow was a square jawed with curly, short black hair boy that Harry had not caught the name of. His grey eyes shone with intelligence even if face looked blank and naïve. His face was pale like he didn't go out into the sun very often. Harry had a feeling that this boy was the one behind this display of bullying.
'Oi leave her alone,' Harry snapped at the two boys.
'Or what?' demanded the young Wood.
'Or we can speak to your brother about bullying your sister's house mate,' Harry said coolly.
Harry didn't know Oliver Wood well but if half the things that Cat said about him were true then he would not stand for his younger brother ganging up on a petite girl two on one. Neither of the first years were particularly muscular but they both seemed to be tall well taller than the little blonde girl anyway.
True enough Wood paled and snapped his jaw shut stepping away from the little girl. He looked between his new friend, Harry and the blonde girl. He was obviously rethinking his actions now that his sixteen year old brother was involved. It was as Harry had suspected that he was only acting this way out of loyalty to his friend.
'Coward,' muttered the other boy.
'Torin,' muttered Wood. 'Just leave it.'
'Torin you're calling him a coward yet it is you who is ganging up two on one on a little girl,' Harry said.
'She's a freak,' Torin argued, 'going on about things that don't exist.'
'Is she now?' Harry asked icily.
'Yeah,' Torin said thinking he was being agreed with.
'So you decided the gang up on her?' asked Harry.
'We were being Gryffindors and defending against dark ways of thinking,' Torin said. 'She's trying to infect us with her insanity. We have done nothing wrong. Nagles and Erumpets everyone knows they are only figments of the insane!'
'You told me we were defending my sister against Dark Magic,' Wood said angrily.
'Aubrey,' hissed Torin.
'I'm sorry my sister was always the smart one,' Wood said. 'I should never have listened to him.'
'It is not me that you have to apologize to,' Harry said.
'I'm sorry Luna,' Wood said.
'Good,' Harry said.
'It is okay Aubrey Wood,' Luna Lovegood said dreamily.
'You should choose your friends carefully,' warned Harry.
'I'm sorry,' Wood said.
'Both of you are cowards,' scowled Torin. 'How either of you got into Gryffindor…' Torin trailed off.
'No that is you,' Harry said taking a step forward. 'It is not brave or noble to gang up on minorities. She may be a little on the odd side. And if she's talking about unknown creatures how are we to know whether or not they just haven't been discovered yet? Are you really so arrogant to believe that wizards have discovered everything? Don't you think your acting like Muggles? Refusing to believe out of fear!'
Harry stepped forward and pinned the first year to the wall. Harry let his own walls drop minutely. The boy shuddered feeling the death in the atmosphere. Harry didn't usually use his powers to frighten people but when it was the case of preventing bullying Harry was more than happy to make an exception.
'You are being neither brave nor noble,' Harry said coolly. 'You are just a bully. And if I ever here of anything like this again I will make sure you regret it. Do you understand me Torin?' Harry demanded.
'Y-y-y-yes,' stuttered Torin.
'Good,' smiled Harry.
He let go of the boy and pulled his walls around his power back up so he was no longer radiating death. Torin scampered into the Great Hall obviously not wanting to remain in the Prince of Death's presence a moment longer. Harry watched the boy going hoping this would stop the boy becoming a bully.
'That goes for you too Wood,' Harry said.
'Fair enough,' agreed Aubrey.
Aubrey left trying to make it not obvious that he was running away from the Boy Who Lived. He had been trying to show he was as good as his Captain and Heir big brother and Ravenclaw twin sister. Aubrey was not sporty like Oliver nor was he smart like Allie who was their parents little girl. He was just the third Wood sibling.
'You okay?' asked Harry as soon as the first year Gryffindors had left.
'Thank you Son of Hades,' the blonde girl said.
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Sorry it's been so long I've been writing this between course work. I don't know when the next chapter will be up but it will be done as soon as I have time.
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How does Luna know who Harry is?
Will Luna tell anyone?
Will anyone overhear their conversation?
What's up with Ginny Weasley?
Will Luna join the Gryffindors?
Will Luna become an Animagus?
Will they find the Room of Requirement?
Where will they practice?
Will McGonagall catch what they are up to?
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Chapter 11: Wisdom's Ghost
Harry finds out how the weird Ravenclaw girl knows who he is and Luna joins the group of Gryffindors in their schemes.
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