This chapter will be longer than others. The reason is I thought to show some of the sessions that Grace and Harry have. I never really got into that and it is needed to see that they grow closer.

I do not own Harry Potter.

Chapter 9

"Harry, today we are going to go over wizarding transportation. Is there any you know of?" Grace asked the Potter heir.

Harry sits there and thinks it over. "Broomsticks would be one I guess." He looks to Grace who nods her head. He sits there and thinks some more. "I don't think I know of any others."

Grace doesn't know what to think. An heir to an Ancient and Noble House [which will be explained later]…[my version at least] doesn't know any of the basics and that no adult seems to find it in them to teach him.

"Yes broomsticks are one but they are mostly used for Quidditch. There is apparition, floo travel, the knight bus, portkey, other forms of flying, and ministry cars." Grace says. Harry looks to be getting confused but he is listening.

"Apparition is teleportation. We don't learn this until we are of age. Adults that can apparate can take people with them. This is called side-apparition. It isn't the best feeling for the people that aren't apparating. Apparition can cause splincing, which is the separation of body parts or flesh. To be apparate somewhere you have to know where you are going. This means being there before.

"Floo travel is traveling through a fire place. You step into the fireplace while holding floo powder and call out the place you want to go to. This works only with places that are connected to the floo network. You have to be very careful when saying the places. You will have to speak carefully. The floo network can also be used to communicate with other people. You just stick your head in the fire and say who you want to talk to. Once again the person must have a fireplace connected to the floo network.

"The knight bus is a triple decker bus that is not seen by the muggles. It goes very fast and can squeeze through impossible spaces. If you ever need to be somewhere and can't apparate or floo just put your wand in the air. The bus will come to you and you say where you want to go. You then have to pay a fee for the ride. If you can cast a temporary sticking charm on you and to the seat as well as your belongings. They will get flung around.

"There is a portkey. It is similar to apparition in that it teleports people. This is just able to move groups of people at the same time. A ministry member cast the spell to a random object to be set off at a set time or with a word then there are the touch portkeys. A portkey can be any object and can be used in kidnappings. With a portkey you will feel a hook grabbing your navel. After a time you will need to let go. When you let go you should start moving your legs as if you are walking. That will help with the landing.

"With flying there are brooms, Trestrals, some other animals, flying carpets, and muggle modes of transport that can be charmed to fly."

Harry was sitting there trying to absorb it all. "So fireplaces, people just step into them?"

Grace nodded her head "yes into the green flames. You need floo powder for it to work though."

"Portkeys? You say they can be used for kidnappings?"

Grace turned a bit more serious than she was before. "Yes someone can use the spell on a letter and send it to someone. Once the person touched the letter they can be transported to wherever the portkey sent them. The touch portkeys are the best for it. Those don't need to be word activated and the ones that depend on time can go off before the desired person has it."

"Is there a spell to check for them?" He looked really curious and felt a little scared. He is famous and from what he heard from the Dursley's about famous people, Harry felt he should know this spell.

"Yes there is one it's [to lazy to make one up, couldn't find one]." Grace told him.

"Is there really flying carpets?"

"There are but they are illegal in England. I'm not positive about all other countries though."

"Could a person charm a motorcycle to fly?" Harry asks.

Grace looks momentarily confused. Although she was raised a pureblood doesn't mean she is completely clueless on muggles. "Are those the moving things with only two wheels?"

Harry chuckles at both the description and the look on Grace's face. She doesn't always show emotions. "Yeah they have two wheels."

Grace slowly nods and says "yes that should be able to be charmed to fly, any reason for the question?"

Harry pauses as if contemplating the answer. He soon decides and says "ever since I could remember I would have a dream of being on a flying motorcycle or watching one." A small smile comes on his face.

"Maybe it was a member. Some magicals are known for having a good memory."

"That might be what it was. It seemed so life like."


"So Harry, today I will go over the families. We have many noble families and older families."

"Why do I have to learn this Grace?" Harry asks.

"You have to learn this because you come from one of these old families." Grace says.

Harry perks up with this. "I didn't know this."

"I doubted that you did because with how little people decided to tell you."

Harry nods his head to this.

"There are multiple levels to the families. The highest two would be Emrys and Le Fay. These two are practically untouchable. Along with that multiple people attempt to lay claim to these families and fail."

"Why would someone want to do that?" Harry asks.

"Well there would be the money and the power that people would get from having the name. Then there is the family magic. Every family has something special to just them. The Slytherins are known for being able to talk to snakes while the Blacks were known for having Metamorphmagus. That is the ability to change your features.

"Anyway under those two would be the founding four; Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff. The Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff lines died out sometime ago. Slytherin was thought to be gone until the last dark lord came. Then people weren't so sure. The Gryffindor line is a bit trickier. Most believe the Potter's are descendants of him while others say it died out."

"People say that my family is descendants of Godric Gryffindor?" Harry asks surprised.

"Yes but no one can say for sure because the name was either changed or died out a long time ago. After those four would be the Ancient and Noble houses. Those would be the Blacks, Longbottoms, Potters, Malfoy, Greengass and Lestrange. These families have been around the longest and would have the most power and wealth."

"Does that mean I have to act a certain way?"

"Yes and we will start going over the basics after this and in our next lessons. After those are the ancient houses. These would basically include all other pureblood families, though it will not include all of them. The Weasley's were a high standing ancient house until a few generations ago actually. They entered a Blood Feud with the Malfoy family and that caused their downfall."

"What caused the Blood Feud?"

"You would have to ask a Weasley or a Malfoy for that answer."

They continued the session with the beginning of Harry's etiquette lessons.


"Harry what is the difference between light and dark magic?" Grace asked one lesson.

"Light magic is good while dark magic is evil."

Grace has to stop herself from raging at the answer. "That would be wrong. Tell me Harry, could you or could you not use the levitation spell (a 1st yr spell) use it to kill or injure a person?"

He thinks it over but seems to have much trouble with it. "I can send a sharp object at a person." He sounds almost defeated.

"Yes and you could also send a large heavy object at them. Now the killing curse, how could you use that for good?"

Harry looks confused and angry. "You can't it just kills someone. How is that good?"

"It good because it just kills someone." Grace says stressing the work just. "It could be used on patients who are in pain and nothing more can be done to help them and only have more pain to go through. The killing curse gives them a painless death instead of having to suffer for an unknown amount of time."

Harry thinks it over and almost reluctantly says "I can see that but it's still killing someone."

"Don't muggles do something similar for sick patients though?"

That argument leaves Harry when he hears that. "Yes they do." He says.

"The difference between light and dark is that to cast a dark spell it requires emotions. Light spells don't usually need emotions although they don't hurt the spell and sometimes even helps them. The dark arts are not to be practiced until at least thirteen and with an adult present. Besides light and dark there is also grey which is a combination of light and dark spells along with some that don't really fit in one or the other. There is also white and black. White spells are similar to dark spells because they require emotions. The black arts are very dangerous. Those usually require a sacrifice of some kind. Usually not small ones either."

"So black magic is evil?" Harry asks hesitantly.

Grace seems to consider this. "Not necessarily but they usually go towards those type of deeds."

"Why are you teaching me this?" Harrys asks suddenly.

Grace seems surprised by this question "you should know that not all magic is evil even though it has the label of dark on it. That leads to something else, are werewolves evil?"

Harry thinks this over. Really thinks about. "I want to say no because they only change once a month but then they can't control themselves."

"That's very true. Most werewolves aren't evil just because they change once a month. There are those that enjoy the kills they may cause but there are humans that enjoy killing also. Werewolves can lock themselves away on these nights to make sure they cause no harm."

"Why are the dark arts illegal? I get the black arts but why the dark?" Harry asks.

"The dark arts are very particular. Every magical have an easier time to cast certain types of magic. Some can cast dark spells better than light ones while other may struggle. The people that should stay with light spells can lose control during a dark spell. This causes some bad damage. Also the dark arts are not to be practiced alone and under thirteen. Practicing them young can cause damage to the mind. While a person should never practice alone for safety of never losing control of a spell.

"The ministry got scared of what they couldn't control. The dark arts can't be controlled because they are powered by emotions. Some people tried to cast dark spells and lost control causing the ministry to panic at the time." Grace answered.

"So the ministry banned the dark arts because they got scared?" Harry asked.

Grace nodded her head.

"Is there a way to know if a person is more light or dark?"

"It usually goes with the family. The Black family members are notorious for being a dark family. Then there is the Weasley family which is known for being blindingly light. The mundane borns are more grey because they don't have a family magic. They are more of a blank slate that with the more they use one type the more they a line with it."

"So Hermione isn't a light or dark witch right now?" Harry asks.

"No she is grey and with Hogwarts she will lean more to the light side."

"What do you mean?"

"Hogwarts is mainly light or grey magic oriented. Most mundane borns leave as a light witch or wizard."


"Harry I would like you to start meditation." Grace said

"Why?" He asked.

"It calms you, it can also help with master spells, and it prepares you for occlumency." Grace explained

"What's occlumency?" Harry asked curious.

"The ability to protect one's mind from intruders or to keep mind readers out."

"You mean there are people out there that can read my mind?" Harry asked scandalized.

"Yes and most purebloods learn occlumency before school."

"Why?"

"It can help organize thoughts and memories as well."

"Ok so I just start meditating?"

"Yes you need to be able to clear your mind. This is also the basis for other more complex magics. I also brought a book down so you can read it. It gives multiple ways to meditate and how to start occlumency and the different ways to use it."

"What do you mean?"

"Some people picture a place and store their memories and thoughts throughout it. Others clear their mind of all thoughts and leave it almost blank for other people."

"What do you use?"

"I picture my manor and use different pictures and rooms for memories."

"That sounds like a good idea."

"It depends on the person."


During one of the sessions towards the end of the school year Grace brought up the idea of continuing it over the summer. Harry clammed up faster than someone might have apparated.

"Why can I not visit? I just thought it would be easier to continue over the summer."

"It's just my relatives don't like magic." Harry said trying to be normal and relaxed.

"We can't do magic. It would just be theory and history."

"I get that but my relatives wouldn't. Look can we just drop it?" Harry asks.

Grace narrows her eyes and says "sure but could I at least have your address to mail you. That way I can send you books and the like to continue the sessions."

Harry sighs and says "sure, I live at 4 Private Drive in Surrey."

Grace smiles and says "good now if you don't mail me back I might just come and see you."

"Then I better make sure I mail you back."

Grace pouts a little, by this time she and Harry are almost completely relaxed around the other. "Would it really be so bad to see a friend at your house?"

"I would like that but my relatives probably wouldn't and I have to live with them."

"Then I'll try not to show up unexpectedly."

So there, I hope you enjoyed the sessions. They include some ideas that Grace and her puppets hold. This also includes some of the ideas that I think are true with the houses and such. I could have had more sessions but I thought this would be good enough.

Next chapter will be the end of year one and the beginning of summer. A surprise is coming. I hope y'all are enjoying my story. I'm trying with this. I really am.