A Complicated Love Story

by historygeek21

Draco & Hermione became friends during their second year. Their relationship is a secret. They were happy in their little bubble until Hermione was hit by a powerful memory spell. Will she remember? What will Draco do when he is told he will get the Dark Mark? Where do the Cullens fit into all of this? AU

36. CHAPTER 36: NEW HOME

Unfortunately, I am not the fabulous JK Rowling or Stephanie Meyer so I don't own anything in the Harry Potter and Twilight universe. I also don't own anything that is part of the great mind of Washington Irving.

CHAPTER 36: NEW HOME

DPOV

After taking a good look around the room I was in, I heard some footsteps approaching the door. It was my mother. Before I could move to hug my mother, Dumbledore stepped in front of me with his wand up. I noticed my mother had hers up as well. "What is the last thing you said to me when you came to ask for my help in hiding you and Draco, Narcissa?"

"Thank you for helping not only saving me but to help keep Draco's kind soul intact. What did you say to me when you found out I was going to marry Lucius?"

"Be careful of him Narcissa, I have a feeling that he has a lot of darkness in him." She nodded and both put their wands down. She then ran up to hug me. I did not know that Dumbledore knew even back then how dark my father was and that he warned my mother about it. I guess you learn something new everyday. "We must move on, we still have to make couple more decoy stops and an actual stop to receive help from a trusted friend of mine."

My mother and I each took hold of one of Dumbledore's arms. Merlin, this is going to be a long and nauseating day. Soon I could no longer see the room of the Shrieking Shack and once again I felt like rocks were compressing me and I was being pulled apart all at once. This happened several more times and I swear if we did it once more without a break I was most likely going to lose my breakfast. Luckily, Dumbledore told us we were here. I looked around and it was a comfortable cottage and I saw the ocean outside. I would be okay if we were hiding here.

I then heard a noise in another room and my mother and Dumbledore raised their wands pulling me behind them. They told me under no circumstances, unless it was life or death that I was to use magic since I still had the tracker on. I had my wand out just in case. The door opened and in came a brown-haired man with a mustache. I assume he is a wizard since he had his wand out. The man spoke first, "Albus, what was the promise you made me in Madame Pomfrey's office last year?"

"That there were trusted aurors making sure that Heather and Roger Granger stayed safe from any attack from Death Eaters." Wait did he just say Granger? Who was this guy and how did he know and obviously cared for Mya's parents? "What is the promise that you made to me even after you quit being a healer and became a Muggle police chief?"

"That I would secretly keep researching for any possible way to reverse the effects of the Cruciatus curse and help people like Frank and Alice Longbottom recover." When Dumbledore nodded in agreement all three lowered their wands and the man came to hug Dumbledore. "Unfortunately I have not been able to find a way yet but I refuse to give up." When I heard that I suddenly felt guilty at all the times that I teased Longbottom, especially when I brought his mother into it. If his parents have been hit by the Cruciatus curse many times no doubt that they lost their minds. No kid should have to grow up with parents that are alive but it would have been better if they were dead. If I ever see Longbottom again I will make sure to apologize for every nasty thing I have ever said to him. Maybe I could help this man in research. After all I have studied a lot on memory charms when Mya lost her memories.

"I know you are, my friend and I thank you for it. Allow me to make the introductions. Narcissa and Draco I would like to introduce one of my most trusted friends, Charlie Swan. Charlie Swan this is Narcissa and Draco Malfoy." Ah now I get it, this is Mya's mom's cousin, the person who took care of Mya while she had no memory. He came up to my mother and they shook hands. He then came up to me and shook my hand.

"I am here because I am an expert in the very difficult and little known charms that can change a person's appearance. If someone who has not mastered them tries these charms, there can be dire consequences. Now, Narcissa can you please step forward so I can transform you." My mother stepped forward and Charlie performed the charms on her. When he was done, if I did not know that was my mother I would have never known it was she. Her platinum blond hair has been turned dark brown and her pointed features that showed her heritage has become subtler and her grey eyes have changed into blue. Charlie turned to me, "Draco it is now your turn."

I stepped forward and Charlie casted the charms on me. After he was done my mother gave me a mirror. I too had dark brown hair and blue eyes and my sharp features have also subsided like my mother's. I would have never recognized myself if I saw myself walking down the street. Both of us had slight French accents.

Dumbledore cleared his throat to get our attention. "Now that your appearance has changed it is time for your new identities. I have taken the liberty with some help from trusted friends in the Magical Congress of the United States or MACUSA for short, including President Nurse herself, to create entirely new identities for you. You are officially registered at MACUSA as Helena and Jake Felton. You are American citizens who have lived abroad in France, since you told me Narcissa, or Helena now, that you and your son have frequented Paris. Jake was born in America but has lived most of his life in Paris and you have home-schooled him. Since you have also told me you spent time in New Orleans then that is where you are originally from Helena and where Jake was born." Wait, WHAT?! My mother has never told me that she has been to America. Although understandably so since my father thinks very little of the American magical community. "Your husband died in a freak potion explosion accident when Jake was small and prompted you for a change in scenery in France. But Helena you have decided that Jake needs to finish his schooling at a school and wanted to return to the United States. There was an opening for an assistant healer at Ilvermorny and you got the job, since you recently started to study to become a healer. Helena, you have studied the healing books I gave you correct?"

"Yes Albus, I am confident that I could be a good assistant healer."

"Good, good, so I guess you have both come to a realization where you will be staying. It's at Ilvermorny. The head mistress, Raven Lugia is an old and very trusted friend as is President Nurse. I have decided that Ilvermorny would be the safest place because Jake, your tracker could be easily hidden among the students during the school year and allows you to continue to do your schooling. It will not be suspicious for you to come in during the middle of the school year because they are used to new students coming in because of the MACUSA educational law that all home-schooled students need to complete their last two years at Ilvermorny and it is not uncommon for some to start Illvermorny the semester or year before, so that they can get acclimated to the school and make friends before the hectic sixth and seventh year. Just so you know, you are going to have to work hard to catch up with the Muggle studies."

I hope it is not too hard but at least I have some idea of the muggle world thanks to Mya giving me the muggle books and for her being so patient and explaining everything so well when I had a million questions about the muggle world.

Dumbledore continued, "Also Ilvermorny is one of the most protected places in not just America but the world as well. That's it for now; I will let Professor Lugia and President Nurse further explain to you about more of the details of your stay in America. However we have to wait until morning to make our way across to America. So everyone get comfortable because we are leaving at 8 o'clock sharp."

We then sat on the couches and just talked. Charlie talked about his work as a memory healer. I then told him that I was also interested in memory charms and would like to someday become a healer specializing in memory. We then got into a discussion of what books I have read and which ones he recommends I read. We then changed the subject to what the American magical community was like. Although I already knew most of it thanks to Mya and my mother knew some stuff about it because she did spend some time in New Orleans. Which I am still shock she has never told me. Apparently she had a great aunt there and spent a couple of summers there before the great aunt died. I made sure that I never talked about Mya because I know that she had never told him about our relationship and I felt that it should be her choice if she wanted to tell him or not.

It was soon dinnertime and Dumbledore had the house elves at Hogwarts cook us a dinner and had me store it in my bag. There were spells on the food to keep it fresh and not to spill in my bag. It was a spaghetti dinner with garlic bread, salads, and cheesecake for desert. As they were setting the table up, I went into the bathroom to wash up. This was the first chance I got to message Mya. I know she must be out of her mind with worry. I told her that I am safe but I am not at my final destination and that I love her. We made sure to put more protection charms on the necklaces and the journals (including Fred, George, and Ginny's) so no one could ever be able to use them and read what was said but us or to be able to track the magic. I felt the vibration from my necklace, I am SO glad that you are safe and I love too!

The dinner was delicious. We then settled down to play several rounds of Exploding Snap. Who knew that adults still love and enjoyed playing this game. My mother happened to be a total whiz at it. It was then time for us to go to bed. I slept okay that night even though I was so exhausted. I had a feeling I would never get a good night's rest without Mya in my arms, now I know what it is like. I will never regret that night EVER, it was so perfect; even if I never get a good night's sleep ever again!

WE INTERUPT THIS CHAPTER FOR AN IMPORTANT A/N!

Just to be on the safe side:

SPOILER WARNING!

If you have never read Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or at least are familiar with the tale, it will be discussed in the second part of this chapter. So either read it, Google the plot, or just keep on reading the chapter!

AND

I could not put this at the top because it would have spoiled the destination but I can now safely say this:

If you are not familiar with the Ilvermorny story or details of the school that is on Pottermore, I suggest you go read it! If you are already familiar with Ilvermorny or do not care to take the time to read about it on Pottermore, then please carry on!

Now that I have done my author duty please enjoy the rest of this chapter!

The next morning we quickly ate breakfast that the house elves made and we made sure we had everything. "It is time to make our way to America," said Dumbledore.

"I have the secured portkey created by President Nurse, herself," said Charlie as he held up an old boot. We all took a hold of it waiting for it to activate. Soon we were spinning with the portkey. For my stomach's sake and since I don't care to see my breakfast a second time, I kept my eyes shut and waited for the okay to let go. I soon heard Dumbledore shouting to let go and we made our way back to Earth. When we landed, I saw that we were outside of an imposing looking gate in a dense fog. We made our way through the gate and once inside a dark-stoned imposing-looking castle suddenly appeared through the fog. It looked way more imposing because it was still dark outside since it was like three in the morning.

We made our way to the castle and I saw a woman waiting outside the front door. On each side of the door there was a large statue, one a woman and another a man, I am guessing that they are the founders of the school. The woman was tall and slender. She had long straight black hair that she wore down and wore a midnight blue witch's hat (just like McGonagall's hat) and midnight blue robes. She had a presence of calmness and was someone that everyone could not help but respect.

The witch started to speak, "Albus, I am so I happy that you all have arrived safely. Charlie, it is good to see you again."

"Good to see you again too, Raven." Charlie said has he held out his hand and she shook it.

"There were no complications and we made sure that no one was following us. May I introduce you to Helena and Jake Felton," Dumbledore said pointing to my mother and I.

"Welcome Helena and Jake to Ilvermorny and don't worry you will be safe here. I am Professor Raven Lugia, the headmistress of Ilvermorny. Let's go inside to discuss this more."

"This is where I leave you all. If you need me please do not hesitate to ask."

"Thank you for your help Charlie," replied Dumbledore.

"Thank you so much Charlie for everything you have done to help my son and I." Said my mother as she shook his hand. I then shook his hand to express my gratitude, not only of this but also of helping Mya. Of course he has no idea about the second part.

"It was no problem, Helena and Jake. I would help anybody that wants to escape the dark side. After all we all have to stand together and help each other to be able to defeat Voldemort and his death eaters once and for all." We all nodded in agreement and Charlie turned around and started to head back to the gate.

The rest of us moved inside. Unlike the outside, the inside felt very welcoming and warm even at three in the morning. We went through a circular foyer that had a glass cupola as the ceiling. There was a balcony that ran around the room one floor above. Other than four enormous wooden carvings of what I only assumed represented the mascots of the houses, there was nothing else in the room. We made our way up the grand staircase just like Hogwarts, to the fourth floor and walked up to a statue of a giant snake that had a blue jewel set into its forehead. Lugia said the password "Isolt," the snake slithered out of the way and a spiral staircase started to emerge from the ground. The stairs must go up to what I can only assume, Lugia's office.

We got into Lugia's office, it looked a lot like Dumbledore's office with some of her personal touches. There were portraits of the past headmasters and headmistresses all of them seem to be sleeping. Two of the portraits were bigger than the rest the subjects looked exactly like the statues outside, so I was right in assuming that they were the founders of the school. Lugia sat at her desk and Dumbledore, my mother, and I sat in chairs on the other side. There was an empty chair next to Lugia.

"Now, as I said before you are safe here at Ilvermorny. Ilvermorny is one of the most secured places on the entire Earth both in the magical and No-Maj worlds. President Nurse and I have put up extra protective barriers. Anyone who is a Death Eater in disguise or someone with dark intentions will not be able to get in. These barriers will protect you as long as you are within the boundaries of Ilvermorny. It is extremely dangerous for you to leave the grounds of the school. Even if you have disguises there will be people all over looking for you. I have just received word that Lucius Malfoy has offered a million galleon reward for the return of both of you."

Both my mother and I gasped. There will be bounty hunters all over the globe looking for us and not to mention the rest of the magical community. This is a ruse to discourage us from running and most likely a way to try to compromise the people who are helping us because that is a lot of money and it could easily tempt someone we thought we trusted to turn us in.

Lugia continued, "don't worry, all that know your secret are people that I, Dumbledore, and President Nurse personally trust." Just then there was green smoke coming out of the fireplace and a short witch that looked like she was in her mid forties with short black hair and red robes came out of the fireplace. I had a feeling that just because she was short does not mean that she can't hold her own in a fight.

"Sorry I am late I had to take care of something real quick. I am President Carolyn Nurse, the President of the Magical Congress of the United States." She came around to shake my mother's and my hand and went back to the empty chair.

"That's fine Carolyn, I was just filling them in on what we did to secure Ilvermorny and have you heard what Lucius Malfoy had done?"

"Yes, but don't worry you two, we have all been extremely careful in covering our tracks. So much so that no one will be able to find you. Now let's get down to other business. The reason I am late. Jake, your tracker is still activated because I do not trust the new head of the Department of Underage Wizards. I really wish I could have gotten rid of your underage tracker because it would have helped a lot if you could not have been tracked. The old head unfortunately retired a couple of months ago. As you know, when underage wizards move from one magical jurisdiction to another, their name is automatically put on the list in that jurisdiction. Unfortunately Charlie Swan's charms can't automatically change your name since you are still technically Draco Malfoy. We timed it so that you would get here when no one in the Department of Underage Wizards was in the office to see the list. I changed it, since I am one of the only ones with the power to change a name and since I am constantly at the MACUSA's headquarters late at night no one questions why I am there. The head or anyone else in the department will not be the wiser, what had transpired. That is why we had to make sure you came in the dead of night. You are safe when other students are present at Illvermorny, but you cannot do magic during the summer break. Do you understand Drake?"

"Yes ma'am"

"Good. Albus you were able to get someone to keep his name on the underage list back in England correct?

"I have confirmation from my trusted friend in the department that made sure his name was never deleted from the list and it is still on it."

"Good, that will keep the Death Eaters and your corrupted government busy from ever searching out of the country. Now if you will all excuse me I have to get home to get some rest before I start another very busy day." She then stood up and both my mother and I thanked her for her help. She smiled and told us it was no problem at all. Then she walked to the fireplace, grabbed the floo powder, and flooed to her home.

"Well, Helena and Jake, I will leave you in the capable hands of Professor Lugia."

"Thank you for everything you have done Albus."

"It was my pleasure Helena. Please do not hesitate to ask Raven to contact me if you need anything." He then turned to me and shook my hand. He then whispered into my ear, "don't worry Draco, I will make sure Hogwarts and all those in it are protected as long as I live and I will make sure that Harry Potter and those who help him are prepared if he has to go against Voldemort." I nodded, he was reassuring me that he will protect Mya as much as he can. He then took hold of the boot and disappeared.

"Well then let me finish explaining some stuff and then I will take you to your quarters. The only other person that knows exactly who you are is my deputy headmaster, George Proctor. If something should happen to me you can trust him. Jake, you can stay in your mother's apartment today until dinner. Before dinner you will be sorted. Usually, we would wait until the beginning of the semester feast for new students to be sorted but I felt it would be beneficial to get to know some of your housemates before the semester starts. You will move into your dormitory tonight. Dumbledore has told me that you have not had any schooling in No-Maj studies but luckily some of the professors have agreed to help you start learning those subjects over the Christmas break. Luckily you are in the middle of your fifth year so you only have to take one No-Maj course. Since obviously you won't know which one to keep and which ones to drop you will be exposed to all four. There is Math, Science, History, and English. By the end of the break hopefully you will know which ones to take. Sorry Jake but you need to start tomorrow. I know that there is no time for you to get used to the time change but there is so much that you need to go over before the end of break."

"That's okay Professor Lugia, I understand."

"Good! Helena, Madame Bishop is here and wants you to start working. I told her that you needed to get settled in and get used to the time change. You can start the day after Christmas or before if you wanted to." My mother nodded in agreement. "Good, well I know that you all just woke up but I am exhausted. I will take you to your apartment. It is already furnished. I will then give you a tour of the castle let's say around one. I would not advise you to leave the apartment until I give you a tour. It is more confusing than Hogwarts according to Dumbledore."

Lugia than stood and we followed her down the stairs and back onto the fourth floor. We then made our way up three more floors and into a corridor. Lugia whispered, "This is the faculty and staff wing. Usually students are not allowed in but Jake since your mother will live here and you will live here over the summer breaks, you will be able to come into this corridor. You are only allowed in over the holidays otherwise you will not be allowed in. Here we are." She came up to a door and opened it. It was a nice furnished apartment. All of the furniture was a dark wood color giving it an elegant old-world feel. We walked into the living room that was painted a cranberry color. There was a blue couch and some blue comfortable looking chairs near the fireplace. There were bookcases on either side of the fireplace that were empty but waiting to be packed with books. We moved into the apartment and saw beyond the living area there was a small kitchen with a small table and chairs. There were two rooms on either side of the kitchen. One was my mother's bedroom (more like a suite) with her own bathroom and study area. The room was a warm crème color and the furniture was also the dark wood. Her bedspread was a pale mint green color. The room looked elegant just the way my mother likes it. My room was painted grey. My furniture was black. My bedspread was Slytherin green. I also had my own bathroom and study area.

"I trust that everything is to your satisfactory. Dumbledore told me a little about you both and I had to guess what you would like for your bedrooms. I chose the Ilvermorny colors for the living area but if you do not like it you can certainly change the colors."

"Raven, the apartment is perfect and I would have chosen these colors for myself. I love how our bedrooms remind us a little of our home but the living area is the colors of our new home. Thank you so much for everything you have done."

"Your welcome Helena. I will leave you too to get settled and see you later today." She left and my mother started to get her stuff out of her bag. Since there was no point for me to unpack my stuff, I helped her. Before I did that I messaged Mya that I was at my final destination and that I love her. I also quickly wrote a note in my journal to Fred, George, and Ginny that I was at my final destination and that I am safe. Mya messaged me back saying that she was so relieved and that she loves me. We spent a couple of hours unpacking all of her stuff. We decided to not use magic since it would help pass the time. It was nice to do something without magic for once. Luckily that made us tired so we both retired to our rooms to take showers and get some sleep.

When I woke up it was nine. I smelt food cooking. I made my way to the kitchen and saw that my mother was cooking eggs and bacon. It honestly smelled heavenly. "Mother I did not know that you cooked."

"Well, I actually learned while you were away this term. I did not know where we were going so I decided that I should know how to cook like a muggle just in case. The house elves helped me and I got to say I am actually good at it." She gave me a plate of the eggs and bacon and handed me a blueberry muffin. I got to say she was right the breakfast was delicious. After we finished breakfast and I helped her clean up, we made our way to the living area and settled into the comfy chairs to read awhile. I just finished Treasure Island, when it was time for a light lunch before our tour of Ilvermorny. We made some sandwiches and cleaned up when Luiga knocked on the door.

Luiga was right Ilvermorny was confusing. There was so many passage ways and corridors that I wish I had a map of the place. Too bad the Marauders did not go to this school because their map would have been handy to have. We also met many of the professors that were here as well as some of the students that were strolling through the corridors. Even though there was practically a blizzard outside and over two thirds of the school was gone, I never felt cold or that the corridors felt creepy when empty. Rather there was always a warm feeling. This is definitely different from the drafty hallways that can be really creepy when they are empty at Hogwarts.

Just like Hogwarts, Ilvermorny has their share of ghosts. One of them is the infamous Headless Horseman that terrorized the citizens of Sleepy Hollow, New York in the late 1700s. Unlike the other ghosts, he can become solid on Halloween and can go hunt for the remains of his head. No one knows why he can do this.

That is why everyone in Sleepy Hollow, where he was buried, could see him on Halloween night (Muggles do not have enough magic to be able to see ghosts all of the time, more like every now and then and only in haunted "hotspots"). However unlike popular belief he never actively terrorized anyone on purpose because all he was doing was trying to find the remains of his head. But unless you know what was going on, I could not blame the people for being frightened when they saw an "alive" headless man.

He has not tried to find the remains of his head in Sleepy Hollow for over two hundred years, after he found out about the school and came here to live. He has since been happy to be here around all of the magic, which helps him be able to talk. No one knows how this happens but every time he leaves the school grounds he loses his ability to talk. Also everyone can see him all year round rather than when he is in solid form on one night. On Halloween, he still takes his solid form and has fun scaring the students. We stood and talked to him for a couple of minutes and it turns out that he is a very interesting guy with a sense of humor. He name was Lieutenant George Wilcox, a Patriot NOT a Hessian; he was killed during the American Revolution's Battle of White Plains when a canon shattered his head.

There is also the ghost of Icabod Crane, the headless horseman's most famous and last "victim." In truth, Crane was so frightened when he saw the horseman, he ran. Unfortunately he was not looking where he was going, fell down a steep embankment, broke his neck, and his body was washed into the Hudson River. His body was eventually found miles away from Sleepy Hollow but it was so badly decomposed that no one could figure out who he was. They buried him in a pauper's grave with no headstone. He "haunted" Sleepy Hollow for a while searching for Wilcox to give him a piece of his mind for frightening him so much that resulted in his death. After waiting a year with no sighting of Wilcox, Crane heard about Ilvermorny and he came here. To his surprise he saw Wilcox who had been there since the following November. According to stories, Crane literally screamed so loud at the Wilcox that everyone in Ilvermorny and probably in the villages nearby, could hear him loud and clear

However it turns out that Wilcox was not even around that part of the woods that night but deeper in the woods where no one could see him trying desperately to find the remains of his head. It turns out that as Wilcox made his way closer to town and he heard laughter. He saw two men on the ground laughing about how one of them scared the crap out of the schoolmaster and that was what he got for trying to steal the man's girl. When Crane heard that, he vanished for a number of years until one day he came back to the school.

Apparently he haunted the man who scared him that result in his death, Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt and the women who broke his heart and used him to get Van Brunt jealous, Katrina Van Brunt (nee Van Tassel) for the rest of their lives. He made it so that both of them were seen as mentally unstable. Katrina's father, Baltus Van Tassel had them sent to the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, where they stayed in the wing for the mentally ill. Crane followed them there. They stayed there for the rest of their lives being haunted by Crane. Satisfied with his revenge once they died, Crane came back to Ilvermorny and has been content in living here ever since. Often you could hear him sing old church psalms throughout the halls. Crane is still as superstitious as he was in life and is a notorious flirt.

Interesting enough that there was a wizard named Washington Irving, who was a student here and became intrigue by the story of the Headless Horseman. He wrote it down and published it in the No-Maj world. Irving came to Ilvermorny after Crane disappeared. So Irving never knew what Crane was doing or else he most likely would have included the haunting of the Van Brunts instead of leaving it so open-ended for people to guess what had happened to Crane. The story has become an American classic. It sounds interesting and I need to get myself a copy to read, although it is really cool to actually meet the people that inspired the book.

There are plenty of ghosts but those two are the most famous. Other than the interesting ghosts this school has a creature called the Pukwudgie. They remind me of a house elf. No one really knows a lot about them since they do not like to interact with humans but they keep up with the maintenance and security. No one knows why they stay since they are always complaining and always saying they are leaving but something keeps them here; whether it is because of the relationship between the founders and this one particular Pukwudgie, named William or something else and we will probably never know.

Soon it was time to get ready for my sorting ceremony. Lugia gave me a set of school robes; unlike the Hogwarts robes these were Ravenclaw shade of blue and cranberry. The fastener was a Gordian knot that was in honor of the brooch that the founder wore. Lugia explained earlier what would happen during my sorting and a little more about the houses too. All the houses sound really good so I will be happy in any of them but of course they have to want me in their houses. If only one wants me then that will make it super easy but if more than one wants me then that would make it a little harder to decide. I made my way to the first floor of the foyer. As I walked in I noticed several students on the second story balcony, looking down at me. I felt like an ant that was being watched by giants.

Lugia came into the middle of the room to address the students. She signaled for me to join her. I gulped and slowly made my way to stand next to her, my palms sweating. "Students, I know that this is a little unorthodox but we have a new student that just arrived. His name is Jake Felton and although originally from New Orleans, he has spent most of his life in France. His mother will be the assistant medi-witch here at Ilvermorny." She signaled my mother to join us. Once she was next to me Lugia continued. "Students may I introduce you to Madame Felton, the new assistant medi-witch." My mother shyly waved to the students up above. Many waved back. "So I want you all to make both of them feel welcome here. I decided that instead of making Jake wait until the start of the semester feast, it would be better for him to be sorted now so he can get to know some of his housemates." She moved back and signaled my mother to move with her. "Jake, I need you to stand on the Gordian knot that is on the floor."

I went and stood on the knot, palms sweating up a storm and my mouth dry as the Sahara Desert and waited for a response. I started to get nervous that none of them wanted me and of course the million questions that comes up when one is nervous started to come out of the woodworks of my mind. Has that ever happened before? I should have asked Lugia. What will happen if none of them want me, would my mother and I have to be moved to a new location since it would look suspicious as to why a student that was rejected was still at Ilvermorny? Where would we go?

Suddenly I hear the roaring of the Wampus, then I hear the beating of the wings of the Thunderbird, then I see the crystal of the Horned Serpent light up, and lastly I see the Pukwudgie raising its bow into the air. I was stunned that all four houses wanted me, was I that worthy? Lugia told me that it rarely ever happens. I suddenly heard the students up above start to talk until a stern-looking Lugia with a very loud "QUIET," silenced them. The foyer was silent once again.

This was a huge decision, to have to choose between the heart of a healer, the mind of a scholar, the soul of an adventurer, or the body of a warrior. I closed my eyes and started to think. Wishing I did this earlier but of course I would never have in a million years thought that all four houses would want me.

I could see myself in the house of the Pukwudgie because I want to be a healer.

I could see myself in the house of the Horned Serpent because I was a scholar. I was always the second best student of my year, behind Mya of course. The library was always my favorite place because of all the knowledge that lies within the books and of course it was the safe haven for Mya and I.

I could see myself in the house of the Thunderbird because I was always up for an adventure and Mya and I spent hours talking about all the places we want to see.

I could see myself in the House of the Wampus because I was a warrior waiting to fight. I never told anyone especially Mya, that once I come of age and if Voldemort and my father are still a problem I wanted to fight. I was through hiding and running and being scared to stand up for what is right. I don't know how but I will fight them once this stupid tracker is off of me and my father would no longer be able to control me as his dependent.

After that, I turned off my mind and I decided to listen to what my heart was telling me. It was telling me that this house was the right one.

"I choose…"

Yup, I went there! What house do you think Drake will choose?

REVIEW! PLEASE! I gave you a chapter that is over 6,000 words and 11 pages long and one that I was going to cut in half but decided not to, so PLEASE REVIEW!

Also has anyone taken the Hogwarts and Ilvermorny sorting quiz on Pottermore? Proud Gryffindor/Thunderbird here!