Chapter 11: Spending the Day with Lily
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"Well, that was fun," Lily said after Harry had landed them in front of The Three Broomsticks. Harry and Ginny laughed and she smiled. "Come on, let's go eat. I want to hear more about your summer, Harry and your sorting."
"Okay, mum," he replied and they walked inside.
They stopped in the doorway as everything went really quiet.
"Lily Evans," Rosmerta said. "That's a face I definitely never expected to see in here again."
"Madame Rosmerta, always a pleasure," she replied with a grin.
"Where have you been hiding?"
"That is a story for another time with a little less audience," she said and Rosmerta nodded.
"Please, take a seat and I'll grab three butterbeers."
Lily guided them to a booth to the side where no one was sitting near them and they sat down with Lily on one side and Harry and Ginny on the other.
"Okay, so start with your summer before you came here."
"Well, I mostly spent it at Potter Manor. Siri and Gabby were married and Rigel and I studied a lot and prepared for this year."
"Okay, how about your sorting?"
"Ah, that's something that is different."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I was expecting to be sorted into Gryffindor, like you and dad, but I wasn't."
"What house are you in, Harry? Trust me, whatever you tell me I won't be mad."
"I was sorted into Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin."
"Wow, well that's interesting and what about you, Ginny?"
"Well, actually, I was supposed to start school next year, but since Harry and I have our bond I took a permanent aging potion and started this year. I was sorted into Gryffindor like the rest of my family."
"Ah, that explains a lot. Well, how well are you keeping up, Ginny?"
"I'm doing fairly well. I'm better in Charms and Transfiguration, but I'm dreadful in Potions and Astronomy. History of Magic is okay and so is Herbology."
"Rigel and I also help her in Transfiguration and Charms, but Rigel is better in Astronomy than I am and I'm better in Potions. We all kind of struggle in History of Magic and we do alright in Herbology."
"Well, if you ever need any help to catch up, Ginny, just come by Sev's room and I'll help you."
"Thanks, Lily, everybody here seems to think I'm incompetent and that I don't deserve to be here, but I'm just working as hard as I can."
"Ginny, there isn't anyone that deserves to be here more than you and Harry. Now, do you guys have any homework?"
"I don't have any, mum, yesterday we didnt' have classes and I already finished my other assignment and I'm ready to go for Monday," he said and after he thought about it for second, he said,"Oh, and I change houses today. I go to Hufflepuff."
"Okay, I take it you change houses each month?"
"Yes."
"Okay, how about Quidditch? Are you any good?"
"Um, about that, I may be the youngest seeker in a century."
She stared at him shock for a moment and then said, "Great, now, I have another James. Please, don't tell me you pull pranks?"
"Um, no," he tried.
"Harry James Potter, if you get in trouble for anything you pull, you will be grounded the whole summer."
"Okay, mum, I won't get in trouble. By the way, I met Godric and Rowena."
"Great, that means you found the Room of Requirement."
"Yep, they helped out a lot and I wanted to ask you something."
"Yes?"
"Okay, I understand I'm the Lord of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. I even understand Peverell and Potter, but who is the Longsword family? So far, the only thing I know is that they are an old vampire family."
"Ah, that is going to be fun to explain. Okay, so Jamie told you how I found out I was adopted, correct?"
"Siri did."
"Okay, well, Drake Longsword is my brother and he doesn't have any children, therefore you are the only heir."
"Okay, so that means I'm not going to turn into a vampire?"
"No, Harry, you will never turn into a vampire." He nodded and she looked at the time. "Oh, well, looks like we need to head back. It's almost time for dinner. We can't have Dumbledore getting prissy on us, can we?"
He laughed and so did Ginny.
They walked outside and he disapparated them back to Hogwarts. He apparated them right into Sev's rooms and sat down.
"You okay, sweetheart?"
"Yeah, mum, I'm just tired. It takes a lot out of me to get past the Hogwarts wards. It's not too difficult because they are old, but some of them are hard."
"Take a nap and then you can go to your new house. Do you have your trunk?"
He shook his head no, but said, "Accio Harry Potter's Trunk." It flew into the room and he said tiredly, "Shrink." It did and he put it in his pocket.
"Okay, take a nap, sweetheart. Ginny, you can stay and take a nap or you can go to dinner."
"I'm going to stay here, if that's okay, Lily?"
"Sure," she said and she waved her wand. A plate of sandwiches appeared and she said, "That's for if you get hungry." A bottle a pumpkin juice appeared and she left to one of the other rooms.
"Hey, Harry."
"Yeah, Gin."
"Are you going to take a nap?"
"Yeah, but I'm going to go in the trunk. I feel safer there."
"Okay, can I come and sleep on the couch?"
"Sure, Gin."
They went into his trunk and fell asleep.
When he woke up, Harry still felt exhausted. He got up and walked into the living room and saw Ginny wide awake.
"Hey, Harry, I didn't want to leave without you being awake."
"It's okay, Gin, I'll see you at breakfast."
"Okay," she said and she left.
He walked out of his trunk and locked it. He shrunk it and put it in his pocket. He took his schedule out of his back pocket and saw the password for the Hufflepuff house.
"Hey, mum," he called down the hallway.
"Yeah, Harry."
"I'm leaving, I'll see you at breakfast, right?"
"Of course, Harry."
"Okay, night, mum."
"Night, sweetheart."
He walked to the Hufflepuff common room entrance and said, "Sorrowful." The passage opened and he walked in.
He wasn't greeted by weird stares this time and he asked, "Does anyone know which dormitory I'm in?"
"I do, Harry," a boy said and walked over. "My name is Cedric Diggory and I think you're staying with Zacharias Smith and Justin Finch-Fletchly."
"Okay, thanks."
"No problem," he replied and walked back to where he was sitting.
Harry walked up the stairs to the first year dorms and found the room he was looking for. He put his trunk in the corner and said, "Grow and open."
It did and he walked inside as he locked it behind him. He fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
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