The next morning after the first qudditch match off the season,The mood around the school was extremely cold. which was made worst by the Gryffindor Qudditch teams joyous cheers and shouts of their first win. They where unaware that three quaters of the school didnt look happy along with half the teaching staff. Glares sent towards the team could have killed them.
"whats a matter Slytherin houses, ashamed you got your ass kicked yestoday, you will never destory us mighty Lions." Wood sneered and smirked towards his opposite number who snapped. Grabbed his fork from beside his plate and chucked it at a very smug woods.
" MR Flint you are to be suspened from school intil after the christmas break." Dumbledore shouted "now enough of this foolishness." with that the hall remained silent as they watched Flint and Snape head to their commom room. as they walked from the great hall every student and Professor noticed a very fimiliar snowy white owl flying towards the Ravenclaw Table which accomendated Malfoy,Evans,Boot,Granger,Longbottom and their other eagles friends.
Very quickly Hermione slipped the letter from hedwigs leg, whipped it open reading very fast that others that watched made her face look distrauted. a huge grin spred across her face and quicky handed the note to her left to the small group and returned to her breakfast.
"YES THANK MERLIN WE HAVE A CHANCE" Davis hopped on to the Ravenclaw table and started a victory dance infront of everyone. Neville and terry laugthed at Davis's dancing and Draco yelled " EVANS WILL BE BACK SOON MERLIN ABOUT BLOODY TIME."
All across the hall, students suddenly smiled and laughed with each other all except the Gryffindors. "Harry's back soon." and similar comments rocked the great hall. most students glared at the headmaster to see his shocked and angry face along with Daniel and his motley lIly and James looked relaxed before anyone could do anything a smaller gray owl flew towards the Gryffindor's table the names clearly visble on the Medium size box. it stopped in front of Daniel and Ronald. The two boys ripped open the boxs and frowned. a blue vapor slowly rose from the box and ingulfed the two boys and teammates. suddenly words flew from the box it read. to a hero and his teammates well done on the outcome off the game hope you win went with a bang !
BOOOM the whole hall shook yells of shock from Daniel and woods and the rest, the blue vapor seemed to condense and expanded before the entire whole school. once it cleared the seven Gryffindors where nolonger in their seats a mass Quacking sounded from under the table out jumped seven multi coloured ducks each sporting a afro and and each wearing a different style clothing from different muggle cultures.
The hall finally broken by a brust of hysterical laughting from the Students and some teachers, Snape who finally returned was sat at his chair crying his eyes out with laughter. Flitwick had tumbled out of his huge chair onto the stone floors. Sirius black and Remus Lupin where holding their guts crying with tears,while even Lily had a smile slowly growing. Albus,James and Minvera all shocked at the seven ducks who where running around the table quacking before bolting it out off the door with the headmaster and their head off house and James in tow, which was lucky because some final words flew from the boxs A GRYFFINDOR PRANK BY H.J. POTTER-EVANS ! cheers and laughter euripted from the hall. MORE SHALL BE DONE FOR THE CHEATED ONES.
Daniel and co where not seen for the rest of the day. they had missing lessons and lunch. Rumors spread like wildfire. That the great headmaster still had not been able to release the Pranked ducks and that he had expected it to wear off soon. It was not intil the next morning that they all apeared together Afro free and backed to normal color. They all sat at the table together for rest of the day nothing else happened. On Friday morning two letters where owled to Daniel, they said they where from his biggest fans. He ripped them open a white powered touched his skin and on Ron both suddenly sprouted feathers and transfiguated into two large Chickens that suddenly lost control of their bladders in front off their friends and ran leaving a trail off poop alround.
"Excellent bloody brillant " roared Higgs looking though watery eyes toward Harry's small gang," Tell him from me. He is a bloody genius"as the rest of the hall bust out in renewed laughter and the maurder's sat holding each other while crying. The morning looked brightfull after all.
Lily and James where in the middle of a converstation when Sirius and Remus ran into their quaters looking extremely guilty.
"what have you been up to."
"nothing Lily why do you have to jump to conclusion."
"because you three always look guilty when you pulled a prank. anyway what happened.?" snorted lily while her husband sheepishly grinned." on the other hand i do not want to know."
The aging maurder's shared a gleefull look. Sirius rubbed his neck and smiled "anyway what where you two up to before we came busting in here."
Lily laugthed while James smirked " not much just thinking about and me would like to have both are boys home for christmas.i want to get to know Harry he's not that little baby anymore and from what Filius said he is a natural Qudditch player unlike Daniel."
"also we trying to get him home permently but lil's sisters is a pain you saw how she was when we bumped into her at platform 9 and 3/4. we should have never given him up but Albus said it was for the greater good and according to Madam Bones we have to go to though muggle law to get Petunia permission to get him back."
Remus listened to them. unlike them he had seen Harry and his Cousin Dudley with a strong bond and Harry was not warming up much to Daniel. " so what are you going to do then if she does not allow it."
"not much we can do to Bones we do not have a leg to stand on because we gave him up." Lily sadly sighed.
"How about this get to know Harry first. from what i can see he is starting to trust you Lily build up a strong relationship between you and him to show you are not just going to leave him again and INVITE him to Potter manor but get in contact with your sister first so there is no misunderstanding."
"Moony thats brillant."
"how come we did not think off that Prongs?"
Lily came to Remus rescure."Because you two have no brains between you. unlike me and Old moony here."
"hey..." pouted Sirius and James
"anyway we ask Harry and tuney." lily smiled "when we pick Harry up from St Mungo's on can pop over to Tuney's on Friday."
Harry laid back think of the next prank to get daniel with,as he thought of an extra genius idea he hadnt noticed Igor and his mother (Petunia) slip into his room. " Harry oh sweetheart you ok" "mum" shouted at an ear blasting level " what are you doing here ?" as Petunia smuggled him in her arms for a bone breaking hug.
Igor smiled at a mother and son reunited. "harry James and Lily would like to invite you over to Potter manor for christmas." grinning as the child was qucikly turning blue form the hug." petunia let the boy harry my offer still opened if you want to switch schools with your cousin. who will be home for christmas he wanted to come today but your mother thought later would be better."
"so Harry tell me whats been going on at school and your friends." Petunia enquried for the rest of the day Harry expained the headmasters attudied towards him and his parents well lilys attention which caused his mum to tense up and look angry, explaining what he had done all his lessons and the two duels with the dark lord and Qurriel. and also asked Igors advice on what sort off defense that could be guarding flemels stone. Igor promised to look up information on the stone and look into the possablity of what trials dumbledore had set up for Daniel who igor had suspected the brat to go and get the stone.
"Igor i am staying at Hogwarts. i have friends there and i can keep an eye out for what the old coot and potter jr is upto. anyway Dudley also has a girlfriend there and for christmas i do not know." hugging Petunia equally hard.
"when do you go back to school Harry ?"
"on Saturday morning mum, lily is taking me back to Hogwarts, beside i have thing to do." harry replied sheepishly
"Harrison Evans you will tell me now!"
"mum its just school stuff i promise not to get into trouble while at school for most of the year."
after a very tring day, in which Harry had healer's and his mother and igor talking to him allday he finally dropped off to sleep,with his thoughts currently swimming around.
" well guys i have checked everything about the map and so far it will not bloody track anyone." sighed a very tried Hermione " i dont know what to do anymore, i'll have to see when Harry's back. i've been up since 4am trying to find a strong charm since you guy's are not helping."
"sorry Hermione, Terry boy here was fast asleep and me i was having forty winks" Draco smirked as Terry choked on his breakfast while hermione glared at both boy's.
" so what lesson have you guys got today?"
"terry what day are we on ?" frowned Malfoy
"friday Drake bloody hell you grumpy bugger get a clue" smiling at hermione " charms, DADA and Transfigutation oh then Qudditch Practice followed by drake's usual moaning about Potter and Weasley then bed i think."
" well busy day you have at least you dont have potter and Weasley to worry about yet. i have a free lesson just after lunch i'll be in the libary doing potions wants a three foot essay on how to brew Polyjuice potions probley by monday."
" goodmorning mr boot, mr Malfoy and Miss Granger i have some exciting news. Mr Potter will be back soon today." looking at the shocked faces infront off him.
"when Professor Flitwick ,what time will he be back ?" the excited trio yelped.
"sometime today,now off you go to your frist lessons all of you." squeaked the tiny charms Professor herding the trio out the great hall.
The trio spilt outside the great hall, Drake and Terry walked towards the charm carridor heading for their usual charms room. "sorry Professor Potter we late but..." stopping abutly when the red headed professor had been replaced by their head of house.
"boys Professor potter has some busniess to attend to at st Mungo's this morning, and your you will have detention in my office at seven tonight and ten points from ravenclaw each,now take a seat." ordered their head as the boys jumped into the nearest empty seats.
"now where was i, ok so cheering charms. i have been told you already started on them. ok every one watch good" flick of his wand at Terry who suddenly smiled." ok you all know the charm ok divide into pairs. and off we go." for the rest of the lesson everyone frowns turned into smile while a couple of first years ended up in hysterics. the first years left charms in a happy mood." when do you think it end" demanded a very happy draco who was trying his best to act his normal grumpy self.
"Drake stop moaning enjoy the feeling of happiness before it fades." laugthed terry "flitwick said in a few minutes it should fade. come on i dont want to be late for McGonagall since we already have detention with Flitwick."
The morning seemed to drag , the rest of their morning lessons seemed uneventfull except that Terry had manged to change Draco's hair bright pink and was unable to change it back causing both boy's to be given a 10 inch essay on correct wand movement and correct spell casting and another detention that was arranged to take place shortly before the holiday.
" if i have one more lesson like that i think i am going to go sick, i have tons of homework and no harry to help me we only have DADA later and potter wont care i could make a start on some homework before Flitwick's detention tonight."
"come on Draco shut up i am hungry and i want some lunch before i consider skipping DADA." they met their friends on the way to the great hall. "so how did your lesson go then draco and Terry."
both the ravenclaws smiles vanished "terrible we have two detention and loads of homework" pouted the lads.
they enterned the great hall, the smell of roast chicken and patatos filled the air, they quickened their pace as they formed a scrum at the doors they noticed a single black hair boy sat at the Ravenclaw table stuffing his skinny backside with roast chicken. "HARRY" the trio screamed running to their friend and group hugging the poor lad trying to eat lunch in peace.
"guys get off come on its been along morning you know, they wouldnt let me have breakfast due to the fact they needed to conduct test to show that i am in good health." sighed harry as his friend ignored his request."anyway Draco,Terry,Hermione whats been really going on at hogwarts ?"
The friends quickly filled Harry in on all that had happened duing Harry's two weeks absent over lunch. Plans quickly made and some discussion returned to the stone. Harry explanied that Igor had given him some decent Information on the stone and what they could be facing and that he was going to give him a list on all the teacher's they expected strenght's and weakness to give them a full understanding. Quickly other friends from the other houses quickly entered the Great Hall and spotted Harry before rushing to him to welcome him back. Also congratuating Harry on his bloody excellent pranks. before they left to their own house table for lunch.
A/N : they going to make a move on the stone after they all get back. will james give harry the cloak or will Daniel cause trouble over christmas. Moony and Sirius, James,lily and everyone else will not know about the truth about who's the real bwl intill end of 4th year.