(I don't own anything except the plot...Well that goes to MissBecca mostly. The rest belongs to Queen Rowling)

"Have you seen these freaking schedules?" Neville shouted from his bedroom.

Harry chuckled to himself as he picked up his own schedule book but the grin slowly slid from his face. When were they supposed to have time to breathe? In the book, there were 8 different timetables, each headed with a year. He looked through the lessons slowly, his interest rising with some of them, whereas some made him want to vomit. Potions? Ugh.

He could hear Hermione squealing in her bedroom down the hall and chuckled again. Only she could get excited about a schedule this full. He looked back at the book and reread year 1. He was going to die long before they made it out of this trunk if they had to do this every day. He smiled when he saw a small sentence at the bottom.

Saturday and Sunday is for bonding and being teenagers. Have fun.

Ah well, at least they got weekends off.

He put the book back on the bed and placed the file Ragnok had given him with his assets under his pillow. He would read it later. He picked up another piece of parchment that was on the bed next to a strange looking egg. It was red and yellow and seemed to have flames painted onto it. He raised an eyebrow at it and read the parchment.

Dear Mr. Potter,

This is a Familiar Egg. Whilst they are very rare, we feel you and the others, as they all have one too, would benefit greatly from having a real familiar bond. They are incredibly loyal, protective and strong. They have their own magical powers that best suit their masters; generally they are good at what the master isn't. Should you ever get lost, or kidnapped, your familiar will be able to find you, no matter the strength of the wards surrounding you.

To bond and hatch the egg, all you need do it wipe a little of your blood over the egg. About a week later, your egg will hatch. You will be able to speak with your familiar in your mind should the need arise, and they can also teach you to speak to them out loud.

I hope you enjoy your time spent in the trunk, and wish you all the best in learning new skills and honing your magic. Your first trainer will arrive in two days at nine o clock in the morning.

Also I would like to inform you that there will be a surprise for you and your friends. That is all I will say for now.

Ragnok.

Ps: Please check your wardrobe.

Harry was surprised but happy at the surprise the Goblins had bestowed on them, and he quickly pierced the thumb on the right hand and wiped it across the egg. It glowed a bright red for a moment, and then settled.

Harry wandered to the wardrobe. Inside, he saw the goblins had fully stocked up, with tracksuits, t-shirts, trainers, jeans, and shorts. In a side compartment he noticed three sets of dragon hide battle suits, as well as two fine dueling outfits.

The dresser was also stocked up, with plenty of underwear, socks and pajamas.

Harry picked the parchment up from his bed and put them in his pocket. He made his way out of his bedroom and had a look around. There were a few spare rooms, along with two classrooms, a potions lab, a pool room that he couldn't wait to try out, and a large lounge area, complete with TV, DVD player and a huge stack of DVDs.

He heard Hermione calling his name and made his way towards it, finding her, along with Neville and Luna in the kitchen.

He smiled at them and sat down at the table.

"So, what do you think?" He asked.

"I think the schedule is going to kill me, is what I think," Neville snorted.

"I think it's going to be great. Did you see the library, and we have every weekend free, can you imagine what information we can find in there. I can't wait to get started; did you bond with your familiar yet? I did…"

"Hermione breathe. Yes, I passed the library, yes I bonded with my familiar, yes, it will be hard, and no I am not spending all of our time out in the library. Weekends are for bonding, if we're going to pull this off we need to trust each other and know each other completely for it to work," Harry said with a gentle smile.

"That's not to say we can't spend sometime in the library," he added and she smiled.

"What do you think Luna?" Neville asked.

Hermione blushed and nodded as Luna replied airily, "I wonder what's the surprise we're going to get in a few weeks. I hope it's a Crumple-Horned Snorkack. I'm looking forward to it, Neville. Did you see some of the magic we will be learning? We are very lucky."

Neville smiled at Luna, "We'll find out soon Luna and if it is a Crumple-Horned Snorkack then you'll have to help us out and explain to us how to take care of it." The blonde Ravenclaw beamed at him and kissed him on the cheek. Neville blushed, but didn't say anything. Harry and Hermione smirked to each other.

Harry removed the silence, "Has anyone met the house elves yet?"

When Harry spoke the words, two pops sounded, and Dobby and Winky stood before them proudly.

"Dobby? Are you two the elves that will be staying with us?" Hermione asked once she got through her shock.

"Yes Miss 'Mione, ma'am. Winky is doing all the cooking and Dobby is doing the cleaning. Is there anything we can get you sirs and misses?"

"Please can we have some snacks and drinks," Neville asked with a soft smile for the elves.

The elves disappeared, and a minute later, four glasses of pumpkin juice appeared along with a selection of snacks.

"So has everyone got the same schedule?" Hermione asked. Harry took his out and placed it on the table. Everyone pulled theirs out and put them together. They were identical.

YEAR 1

7.00am – Get up and ready.

7.30am – Breakfast

8.00am – Physical Training in the gym

10.00am – Warding basics

12.00pm – Lunch

1.00pm – Healing Basics

3.00pm – Swords Training Basics

5.00pm – Dinner

6.00pm – Weapons Training Basics

8.00pm – Occlumency

10.00pm – Relax and supper

11.00pm – Bed.

Trainers – Professor Ashcroft, Master Zings, Professor Pendragon.

"I'm being serious guys; this is going to kill me. Dead. Really dead," Neville muttered.

"You'll be fine, Neville, honestly. We're all in the same boat with all of the first year lessons, none of us have any experience with wards or healing or anything else." Harry grinned. Then he turned serious and leaned forward, "Alright, what else has Weasley and Weaslette said that wasn't meant to be said? Or anything else friends shouldn't do?" This caught Hermione's attention and she leaned forward also, looking at the two across from them.

Neville and Luna shared a look. Lord Huffelpuff sighed, "Where do you want to begin?"

"From the very beginning." Was the instant response from Harry.

Neville began, "At the beginning of our first year at Hogwarts, on the way onto the train, Ron was boasting about the fact that he was going to be your best mate. He was acting like Malfoy but without the wealth. To be honest with you, I think you meeting his family outside the station were a set up by Old Dumbles and Molly."

When he saw the shock on his friends' faces, he hurriedly explained, "I was near there, so I heard every word. And think about it. Molly's had five children already in Hogwarts, not mentioning the fact that she went there also for seven years." Harry gasped softly, had his first friend been set up? Hermione's eyes hardened as she realized she should've known this earlier.

He continued, "When you weren't around he kept talking himself up. Saying he was the one to do all the important stuff, while you were just the face of the trio. Fortunately, I talked everyone out of it. Most never believed a word he said." Neville started to get uncomfortable and turned to Luna to explain that part.

Luna said in a deathly calm voice that didn't suit her, "When he thought he was alone, he kept saying awful things. How Hermione's a mudblood and Harry's an attention seeking git. He never noticed me, who would notice little Loony Lovegood." Her voice got very cold when she said those names. A single tear fell down Hermione's face while Harry looked livid.

Hermione turned to Harry and put her hand on top of his and said through clenched teeth, "And Ginny?"

Luna replied in the same tones as she used before, "Ginerva, she is obsessed about you, Harry. Whenever I was with her, all she ever really talked about was you and how you were going to marry her. That you were soul mates for each other." Harry turned a light shade of green as he heard this, "She told me that she was going to be putting love potions in your food next year."

They took this information in and sat back in their chairs. Trying to come to terms that their supposed friends were never their friends in the first place or were crazed stalkers; Hermione chuckled, "Well, they should consider themselves lucky that we're going to be in here for eight years. Or else I would be up there cursing their sorry arses."

Luna faked gasped in horror, "Did THE Hermione Granger actually use a cuss word? The world is going to end!"

Neville and Harry nodded with smirks in their faces. Hermione turned a light pink, but smirked as well, "Once we get up there that word will be nothing to what's coming their way, along with a few real hexes and curses."

Harry shuddered at the thought of being at the end of Hermione's wand when she's livid, "Remind me to never get on your bad side Mione."

She nodded, a small grin on her face. Luna got up and curtsied to Hermione, grinning like mad and said formally "Oh Lady Slytherin. Would you care to accompany me to the pool? I thought I saw a few Wrakspurts there and I need to relax for a bit after this long day."

Hermione got up and curtsied back to Luna, and replied just as formally, "Why, Lady Ravenclaw. I would be delighted to accompany you to the pool. Could you do me the honor of helping me pick out a bikini from the closet?" Harry's head snapped up, Hermione wears bikini's? He's always thought of her as a one piece girl.

The blonde giggled, "Only if you help me out with mine." Then Neville's head snapped up as well.

Hermione hooked her arm through Luna's and tossed over her shoulder as they walked out, "If you two want to join us, your more than welcome to."

The two boys tripped over themselves to get to their rooms.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter full of hints with Hr/H and N/L. Thank you to everyone who has written a comment for this story, I'm glad I can write well enough for you to like/love it. And if you're a Ron and Ginny fan, I'm sorry if I caused offence. But if you are a fun of them then why are you reading this in the first place?

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