Sensing Magic
by Teddylonglong
Please refer to chapter 1 for my disclaimer and warnings. Thank you.
'Mum, it's Felix. He seems to be a natural Animagus as well. Remember how he kept his majaroo form, when you took him out of your bag at Inis Rún. He told me he missed me and wanted to keep me company.'
Regina stared from him to Felix in apparent disbelief. "Oh Merlin. That was well done, Felix. Very well done."
The green phoenix fluffed his tiny feathers in what Harry realised was happiness.
#I am wif Hawwy.#
"Well, I just hope you'll be able to transform back as well. Granny Minerva won't be happy if I have to call her to transfigure you back every time to wish to keep Harry company."
#I can.#
Harry inwardly chuckled at his younger brother's eagerness as well as their mother's expression, knowing that Minerva would be as perplexed as Regina and would not mind transfiguring the cutie back as she would say.
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Only after three weeks, Fawkes and Lucy allowed Harry to get some space.
To his parents' surprise, Harry seemed strangely agitated.
"Harry, what's wrong?" Severus quirked an eyebrow at the still small phoenix, who fluffed his feathers in apparent agitation.
'I want to change back.'
"Are you sure that you're strong enough? Do you want me to call Minerva?"
Harry seemed to hesitate, before he finally shook his head.
'As stubborn as his father,' Regina thought, when Harry jumped onto Lucy's back and allowed the canine to give him a piggy ride into his bedroom. She inwardly sighed in relief, when a short while later Harry returned as his usual, thirteen-year-old self.
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An hour later, Harry entered the third-years' study room with Lucy in tow.
"Harry!"
Harry smiled at the overwhelming welcome he received from all over the room.
"What happened? What did I miss?"
"Nothing really." Ginny was the first to respond.
"We didn't do anything. It was boring without you." Neville shrugged.
"We did nothing but study all the time." Draco rolled his eyes in Hermione's direction.
Harry rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Did you at least have a proper birthday party for Hermione? Happy belated birthday by the way."
"Thank you, Harry. No, we waited for you to come back."
Harry sighed. "What am I? The entertainer?"
"Yes." Draco smirked. "Harry, is it true that it was my father who did that?"
"I think so. Did the Aurors capture him by the way? Did he have a trial yet?"
"No. Mother told me that they were going to wait for you to be human again, so that you can act as a witness. I just hope they'll finally put him into Azkaban, before he can do more nonsense."
Harry smiled at his friend, as he gently caressed Lucy's ears. "Thanks, Draco."
"Harry!"
"Hi Ginny. What?" he asked, realising that the girl looked at him in apparent expectation.
"We discussed this after the incident, but would you be willing to teach us? All of us I mean. Considering that you were able to save Lucy's life just by transforming into an Animagus, we decided that we all want to become Animagi. Will you teach us?"
Harry nodded. "Hermione and Teddy have already managed to complete the transformation. They can teach you as well."
"No." Hermione's reply was firm, and Teddy shook his head to emphasize her words. "We can assist, but we can't teach them. That's up to you, master of so-far three Animagi forms."
"All right then, let's meet here thirty minutes before breakfast every morning."
"Before breakfast? Are you nuts?" Ronald glared at him in apparent bewilderment.
"You don't have to come."
"Ronald, are you that thick?" Hermione cast the Hufflepuff a look of pure disdain. "As lazy as you are, you won't manage the transformation anyway."
"If Harry and the twins were as lazy as you are, they wouldn't have achieved what they have at their age," Ginny added, glaring at her brother. "Thanks Harry, Hermione and Teddy, for offering to help us. Can we become any animal?"
Harry shook his head. "First of all, you need to consider which animal you want to become. The stronger your wish and your magic are, the higher is the possibility that you'll succeed becoming that animal. If you don't care or can't decide which animal to become, there is a potion that shows you which animal would suit you most. If you wish, I can brew said potion for you tomorrow."
"Can we take the potion and then still decide to become something else?" Hermione asked in apparent eagerness. "I don't know if I'll be able to get a second Animagus form at all, but…"
Harry nodded. "It won't hurt to try. The potion is only intended as a help for the indecisive. It won't force you to become this or that animal. Once you decide on an animal, you need to research it. You must know exactly what it looks like. Otherwise, you won't manage the transformation."
"Harry?"
"Teddy?"
"Do you think we should invite Luna to study with us? I'm sure she'd be thrilled to become an Animagus."
"That's true." Hermione cast Teddy an appreciative look.
Harry shrugged. "Would anyone mind Luna studying with us?"
To his relief, Ronald was the only to voice his opinion. "Why can't she study with her own year? Bad enough that Ginny is in our year, although she's a year younger."
"Ronald, shut up."
"You shut up, you slimy Slytherin."
"Ronald, I will tell the twins what you said to Daphne." Ginny glared at her older brother. "Your behaviour is atrocious."
"At least, your sister behaves better than you and has better grades," Daphne added, rolling her eyes at the redhead.
Ronald mumbled something incomprehensive.
Harry was just about to say something as well, when Hermione changed the topic. "I'm going to the library to check out a book about animals. Is anyone coming?"
Theo and Neville nodded. "Let's go together."
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During the rest of the weekend, the Animagus potion and the decisions on an animal remained the main topic in the third-years' common room. Once again, Luna manged to shock Harry completely, when she told him that she was going to try to become a fairy.
tbc...
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