Harry sat on his hunches in the middle of the Quidditch pitch, looking up at the clouds. He was in his natural form, or what he considered his natural form, he had hoped that when he won the first game of the school year, his Cutie Mark would appear, but he still had a blank flank.

"Hey Harry, what ya doing out here, there's no practice today?" Wood called out.

"Thinking." Harry responds, as his tail swished to hide his markless flank.

"About what I mean you're a natural on a broom and no one can spot a snitch faster than you in almost a hundred years."

"That isn't a special talent." Harry responds, "Or if it is, its not worthy as a Cutie Mark."

"Harry mate, I don't know what to say to you about that other than you'll find your skill someday I'm sure if it you might even be close to it right now and not even know it." Wood responds as he tried to cheer his teammate up.

"yeah right. Every foal in my class back home had theirs, and I still don't. Michi says its because I have to explore my human side, but that's not it." Harry states, as he stood up on all four hooves, and flapped his wings, trying to get himself up off the ground, only to fall. "How can flying be easy on a broom, but I can't fly on my own wings!"

Wood just shook his head not really understanding the problem.

Michi came winging in and landed on her back legs before going to all fours, "I thought I might find you here."

"Hey Michi, what's up." Harry greeted in a depressed way.

Wood greeted the mare the same way then heads over to the broom shed to check over the team's equipment and to give the two privacy.

Michi stared at her brother, before she held out a hoof, "Let's solve one problem at a time, love."

"Sure, lets go Michi." As he placed his hoof in hers.

Michi held on to her brother, as she flew upwards into the air. "You can flap too."

Harry flaps his wings and slowly lifts himself up, he flew but as he began to shake as he was higher than ever. "Umm Michi, how high are we going?"

"Tell me, why are you a natural on a broom? Do you trust a cleaning implement?" Michi questions

"I don't know why it just everypony says its safe and i saw how the others were moving as well."

"Why do you not trust your own wings, the ones that were with you since the day you were born? They are a part of you. I think you're afraid of failure, your wings are strong enough and are at a good span for somepony your age." Michi states

As Harry thought he didn't notice Michi had let go of his hoof. "I guess I'm still scared of falling like the day I met Duster."

Michi watched proudly, as her brother held himself aloft in the air without her assistance, but she did notice that a crowd was gathering below them.

"But I mean Duster was always telling me i had to be a great flier but then..." Harry finally noticed that Michi was just below him. "Huh what I'm doing it I'm flying on my own hahaha."

"You do not have to be a great flier, You do not have to follow in my hoofprints, Celestia's, Luna's, or anypony's. You need to set your own course. Just like I did when I went to the Everfree Forest." she moved, "Watch my wings, and copy what I do." she flew just within Harry's line of sight, and turned her wings to the left, and circled, before leaning toward the right.

Harry followed her, copying every move she did laughing the whole time."I wish Duster was here right now just to show her I finally did it."

"Now the most important part of flying...landing." Michi states, as she gracefully backed winged to the ground, she landed with a slight cloud of dirt from her hooves.

Harry came down but not with the same grace. Harry dusted his coat off and looked over at Michi his eyes filled with tears of joy.

Michi smiled proudly, "You're on your way, you embraced the last part of being an alicorn." she then notice that the joy of flight was not the real problem, Harry's eyes flickered toward his flank. Harry turned and ran off towards the school.

Michi watched as her brother ran off, 'If you would just be yourself, you would earn your mark faster' she thought as she walked off, her wings tucked up against her torso.

That evening, Emerald held another letter from Celestia, this one said to go straight to Ponyville, for a surprise during winter break.

"I wonder what the surprise is?" The young drake asked.

Harry knocks on Michi's door. "Sis can i come in?"

"Yes, Harry." Michi answer, then she raised a brush and started on her mane and tail. Before speaking with Emerald. "I'm not sure. But if Twilight is involved, I have to guess at least one room is dedicated to books."

Harry walks in and goes over to his couch. "I wanted to say sorry about earlier I shouldn't have galloped off like that especially while you/we were having fun."

"I was a blank flank at one point too, and the last in my class to get my cutie mark as well." Michi replies "Come to think about it, I think mom was too."

"So it might be normal for us."

"Yes, it might be." Michi answers, "Alright, let's play a game, before dinner."

"Sure that sounds like fun what game that all three of us can enjoy."

"Its called guess which teacher would be in Equestria as an earth pony, pegasi or unicorn. For instance, I think Professor Dumbledore would be a unicorn, with magic that might rival Star Swirl the Bearded." Michi responds

Harry thinks for a minute "Well i thinks professor McGonagall might be a Pegasus since i heard she was the best chaser on her team in school."

Emerald adds "Well I think Flitwick might be an unicorn as well since charms are his specialty."

The three traded various ideas, and left to attend dinner.

During dinner various members of the quidditch teams came over to Harry to compliment him on his flight that afternoon and some even said to bad he can't play in his other form.

"You want to deal with my sister if I broke a wing?" Harry questions

They all look over at Michi and shake their heads

"Good." Harry states,

Michi finished her supper, and walked over to Harry, "May Luna bless you with good dreams tonight."

"You to Michi" he returns. Hermione quickly turns to Harry "What did she mean by that Harry?"

"Aunt Luna is the princess of the night, she watches over ponies' dreams." Harry explains "I'm willing to bet that Luna contacts Michi in her dreams."

"Really everyone's Dream but doesn't that tire her out?" Ron asked curious himself.

"Nope." Harry answers

"Wow your aunts must be really powerful to cast that wide a spell." Hermione ponders.

"Not one pony is above them and that's not all, my cousin Cadance is special too." Harry states

"Oh, she's an alicorn as well?"

"Yes." Harry answer "She was my foal-sitter along with Twilight Sparkle and Michi's."

"Does she govern the stars in your world like your aunts control the sun and moon?" Hermione asked.

"No, Cadance does something even cooler then that." Harry answers

"What can be cooler than that?" Ron wonders confused.

Little did they noticed that a small crowd formed around them as the trio talked.

"Cadance's proper name is Princess Mi Amore Cadenza. Her special talent is spreading love wherever she goes." Harry explains

"Sounds like cupid but, i mean how does she do that no one is that full of love."

"She is." Harry replies, thinking fondly of his cousin. "I have another cousin but I don't like him very much."

"Sometimes we even learn to accept them for their flaws."

"I don't think I'll ever be accepted by Prince Blueblood." Harry states "I think he's jealous of me."

"Well then he's a jerk then." Ron adds just as dinner ends.

"Why do you think he's jealous?" Hermione questions

Harry smiled "because I can do something that he can't...I could inherited one of the thrones."

"Well then he's truly a shallow person, i mean your like third in line or something like that right. "

"Not really, I would be Co-Second with Michi, unless there is another pony in line but I doubt we'll ever rule Equestria." Harry responds

"Still he sounds like a real ass, I mean Malfoy might better than him and that's saying alot."

Harry shrugs, "I'm not sure."

'Ronald that's no way to talk about a prince." Hermione points out.

Harry just looked between the two before shaking his head.

"What that about?" Hermione asked harry with a pout.

"Nothing, Nothing." Harry replied,

The weeks went by quickly and soon Hearthwarming break was upon them.

Harry was bouncing around excited to get back home and see all his friends, he used the post owls to buy gifts for everyone and he planned to show his human friends around as well.

Michi was loaded down with saddle bags bulging with gifts. "You are aware that I am not a pack animal?" she looked at her brother.

"I know i said i would carry most of it plus those books are for twilight as well."

Michi felt her eye twitch, but she shook her head. "Well everypony ready?"

Everyone nods and grabs their bags "I sure hope this isn't like portkey travel."

Ron adds as Michi readies the spell

"Michi did you warn them about pinkie?"

"About who?" The two humans ask

Michi opened the portal to the Golden Oak library where six mares were waiting along with four fillies.