Professors Flamel Challenge:

Pairings/characters: Nicolas/Perenelle, Harry/Daphne/Susan/Fleur, Hermione/Ginny/Luna, Neville/Hannah/Tracey

(Challenger is allowing me to pair Harry with Luna as well as Neville with Hermione)

Summary:

When Nicolas Flamel approaches Dumbledore with his thief problem and the Headmaster proposes they hide the stone at Hogwarts, Flamel realizes that the son of Lily Potter, who should have become his next apprentice, will start at Hogwarts in September.

It has been some time since he and Perenelle have wanted to come out of their self induced isolation and he gets an idea that just might be to everyones advantage.

He decides to accept hiding the stone at Hogwarts but with the condition that he and Perenelle come to the school as well and become professors for a short time (10 to 20 years). The alchemist can teach Potions for years 1-7 and could propose an elective course on Alchemy for those students who are in their NEWTs years while his wife can teach the DADA course.

Dumbledore, unable to pass up such a golden opportunity, accepts it without thinking of what this decision could mean for the future.

Other details:

The proposition must come before Quirrel can apply for the DADA post.

Both Flamels find a way around the DADA curse. They must also convince Dumbledore to finally replace Binns, at which point, the Headmaster hires Lupin with an iron-clad contract. Minerva must also be convinced to take an apprentice who can take some of her classes and lighten her workload.

It must be both Flamels who introduce Harry to the magical world.

Hedwig must be more than a post owl and be a true familiar to Harry. He must also find a young griffin who becomes his second familiar and has to succeed in saving a young unicorn who becomes his third and final familiar. His wand will be upgraded each time to include a part of his familiars.

Nicolas and Perenelle become mentors for Harry, as well as both McGonagall and Flitwick. Harry must develop into an inventor/crafter, an alchemist (but not before sixth year) and a prodigy in DADA and Duelling. He can also have some mad scientist tendencies, but it is not mandatory.

Neville must become Harry's best friend and they form a group of friends with all of the ones listed above. Harry must also meet Fleur in the summer before his fourth year, she does not have to become his love interest but they must become close.

The Triwizard Tournament must be extended to include seven tasks, three balls and several competitions for those that are not Champions. Also, the entirety of the foreign schools have to come to Hogwarts, not just those that might become Champions.

Either Harry is not a Horcrux or you must find a way to quickly destroy it (cliches are always a good solution).