A/N I know Questions were left at the end of the previous chapter. IF anything the previous chapter is the closest I ever came to a Cliffhanger. I want to thank FehrlyEvil for assistance with resolution of the microcliffie and The Author formally known as Melissa Ivory for doing the Beta for this chapter.

Chapter Eleven Trouble and Eagles

One morning in Mid January Amy was eating breakfast with her gang (Geoff, Emily, Shiki, Elly, Abigale,) When the Mail owls started to arrive. Screech made an appearance along with The Owl with the Newspaper and a third owl that had a magazine in her talons.

"So what did you get?" Abigale wondered.

"First off my first issue of Quidditch Illustrated. Also Lynda sent me an Owl."

Before Amy had a chance to read her mail It was time to head for class. Being a Monday she had her dad first.

"McGonagall and I meant to announce this at Breakfast but Hecate is getting bold. Over the weekend were several Attacks on Magical and Non-Magical alike. No word yet on if any one with ties to Hogwarts was killed. As you all know Hecate first reached prominence when she murdered the Parents of a Hogwarts student."

The room went quiet right then since the second years had known Hannah the best prior to her committing suicide right after the school year began. Amy meanwhile glanced at the Owl a little bit. As she read it her face went deathly pale.

"Amy," Harry said. "You ok?"

"Screech Delivered an owl from the relay this morning. Dad, Dudley's business was attacked. HE is still alive but was injured bad," Amy said.

"Who is Dudley?" Jim Fitzgerald wondered

"My Muggle cousin," Harry said. "His two kids Abigale and Joshua attend Hogwarts. Abigale is in your house and Joshua is in Hufflepuff."

Harry then ducked into his office. Soon he walked out and started to assign reading from the book. Amy chose to read the Daily Prophet instead. Soon after that Friar Di Baldi appeared.

"Friar, go to Professor Binns and tell him I need to borrow Joshua Dursley then go to Professor Sprout and Fetch Abigale Dursley. Fairly soon the two students arrived.

"Something wrong Professor. Binns wasn't too pleased you sent for me," Joshua said.

"Friad so Joshua. Amy received an owl via the relay this morning from your mother apparently. Your father was badly injured in an attack on his business probably by Hecate."

Both Abigale and Joshua attempted to fall into chairs only for Abigale to miss and land on the floor.

"Just so you two know I will be excusing you from classes at least through today."

"Thanks Professor," Abigale said.

"Abigale, if you want you can stay here for now Friar, if you can and he desires escort Joshua back to Hufflepuff," Harry said. "Amy, if you find anything good in the Paper write a brief essay about it."

Amy turned red that her dad caught her reading the paper.

Class was soon over. Amy then placed her paper in her bag for use later during History. After that they headed for Transfiguration.

"Amy, any idea how Your Aunt and Uncle are doing?" Prof. Harrington asked first thing.

"Haven't heard from there Professor. AS it is I saw Quidditch Illustrated has a Story of the Wedding in the latest issue but I haven't read it yet."

"You get that magazine?" Professor Harrington asked a little amazed.

"Christmas Present from I think Charlie," Amy replied. "Tyler is certainly cute. Emily made sure to put a picture of the two of them up on her nightstand in our room."

"Well he is my brother after all," Emily said. "AS it is I haven't heard from them either."

"Today I want to discuss a very tricky transfiguration we will actually attempt next class," Professor Harrington said.

They survived class and headed for lunch. After lunch was Charms. Amy then considered skipping Potions to see how Abigale was going but decided against. They soon arrived in Class.

"Greetings stooges. Today we will be making a Potion to ward off Chizpurfles. While you all are mixing your potions I will be handing back papers and so forth," Snape told them.

"Professor what is a Chizpurfle?" Hillary wondered.

"It's a type of pest. Those of you crazy enough to take Care of Magical Creatures will probably end up studying them at some point. If you happen to have your copy of the Hogwarts Guide on you then open it up to the recipe and begin to work on it."

Amy took it out of her bag since she kept it with her. AS she worked away on the potion she attempted to concentrate on the recipe. When Snape handed back a paper on Transfiguratory Potions (A/N potions like Polyjuice Potion) Amy looked it over and noticed a strange section of writing at the bottom.

The light of one Love,

Will bring the Light back,

Only after the Darkness has fallen.

Amy found the few lines completely baffling. She continued to work on her potion though. At one point she turned away and didn't notice Nastia Boldegard and Rachel Ricards tamper with her potion. Soon after that a small explosion occured and when The Smoke cleared where Amy had been was an Eagle with Dark Brown feathers on it's chests and wings and white feathers on it's head and tail.

"Where is Miss Potter?" Snape wondered.

"She was right here a second ago," Shiki explained.

"I know she was there only she is gone and that bird is in her place," Snape said.

"Professor, I saw a couple Slytherins do something with Amy's Potion. It could have something to do with it," Roger said.

"Thank you Mr. Faulkner. I'll be a minute here."

Snape walked into his office and made a quick call. Five Minutes later Hagrid walked in.

"Hagrid, if you could be so kind as to relocate that eagle and also see if you can find where The Deputy Headmaster's daughter has disappeared to."

"Sure Professor Snape," Hagrid said.

"Shiki, I wonder if that eagle is Amy," Emily said.

"Have you ever seen Amy change into any kind of animal?" Shiki asked her.

"No but some Animagi tend to be secretive. I'll ask Professor Harrington later after History She might know something about Animagi since I think some form of Transfiguration is involved," Emily said.

Meanwhile Hagrid had taken the Eagle up to the Owlery. Soon as it was there The Eagle revealed her true form.

"Man what happened?" Amy wondered.

"I'm hoping you know Amy because I sure don't."

"All I know is I was in Potions and my cauldron exploded. Next thing I know I have feathers," Amy said. "Something isn't right," Amy said. "Why are we up here?"

"I had come up here to release an eagle that had shown up in the Potions Dungeon When the Eagle turned into you," Hagrid told her.

Amy then concentrated for a minute and found she could switch with effort between her human form and the form of an Eagle."

"Amy, how long have you been an animagus?" Hagrid wondered.

"I don't know. Is that good?"

"So long as you register with the Misuse of Magic Office yes. After all you probably read what happened to that Daily Prophet reporter who was an unregistered Animagus. Amy, your grandfather James was an Animagus," Hagrid said.

"I know Sirius told me. I admit I had considered maybe becoming one someday but not this early in life.

Just then the Bell Rang signaling the end of classes. Amy hurried to get to History on time taking the time to use a non drowsy charm on her as she ran. She got there just as Binns was entering through the blackboard.

"Amy, what happened to you last class?" Julie asked her.

"I'll explain later," Amy said.

She got through class and headed off to see Professor McGonagall. The Headmistress was just leaving for dinner when Amy arrived at the Gargoyle.

"Professor McGonagall, you got a minute?" Amy asked her while out of breath.

"Sure come on up to my office." McGonagall said. They then headed up the Moving Staircase to her office.

"Professor, you know anything about how one would register as an Animagus?"

McGonagall then changed into her cat form and back.

"Guess you do," Amy said.

"Why do you want to know?" McGonagall wondered.

"This is why," Amy said as she shifted into her Eagle form and back. "How it happened I don't know I was in Potions when my cauldron exploded and the next minute I have feathers and Hagrid is taking me up to the Owlery to try and release me thankfully right then I was able to change back."

"We'll get everything done After Dinner unless there is Quidditch Practice tonight," McGonagall said.

"I doubt it I'll check with Josh at dinner though," Amy said.

They then headed for the Great Hall. Amy stopped by Josh's seat.

"No Practice tonight Amy," Josh said before she could open her mouth.

"Good I have to do something with McGonagall," Amy said.

After dinner Amy headed back to McGonagall's office. It took a couple hours but she soon had herself all legalized as far as the Misuse of Magic office went. She decided to have some fun a fly back to Gryffindor. She soon arrived at the window just as an owl was coming up on it. Luckily a Sixth Year had thought to open the window. Amy flew in after the owl and flew around before diving for a chair near the fireplace. As she got close she quickly returned to her human form and plopped down. The owl headed toward her.

"Wish I'd known you were coming to see me," Amy said as she took the message from it's leg. The owl then flew off.

"Whoa Amy, when did you become an Animagus?" Melanie wondered as she walked over.

"I'd say about a third of the way to maybe halfway through Potions this afternoon," Amy replied. "It wasn't on my plan for the day. McGonagall helped me go through the paperwork for the Ministry so I'd be legal."

"Good to know Amy. Otherwise you could have ended up expelled," Melanie said.

Amy then looked at the letter the owl had delivered.

OH Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You so much for the birthday present you got me Amy. I love it. My mom feels that you didn't have to go to all that trouble but I still love the fact that you did it. Sometime maybe we can have a race Me on my brand new Firebolt 7 and you on that stupid Thunderstick you have.

Did I say Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You already or not

Elizabeth Conner

"Who was the owl from?" Shiki wondered as she walked over.

"Elizabeth thanking me for the birthday present I had gotten her. I didn't even know her birthday was coming up when I did it," Amy said.

"What did you supposedly get her for her birthday?"

"Firebolt 7 during the sale at Quality Quidditch Supplies," Amy admitted.

"I should have known," Shiki told her.

They managed to survive classes the next day though Amy kept a very close eye on Nastia and Rachel. Wednesday When The Gryffindors walked into the Transfiguration room McGonagall was on hand.

"Class today we are going to discuss very briefly a different type of transfiguration. That being Human Transfiguration. Who knows of a type of Human Transfiguration."

No one put their hands up so Professor Harrington decided to call on somebody.

"Amy, can you think of an example?"

"Yes self transfiguration also know as Animagia. A person capable of this transformation is known as an Animagus the plural of which is Animagi," Amy said.

"Very good Miss Potter fifteen points to Gryffindor," Professor Harrington said.

"There is a reason that I'm in attendance at your class today. That being that one of you recently became an animagus."

Those who were oblivious to what went on around them looked around trying to figure out what McGonagall was talking about. Amy during all this wished she had her dad's invisibility cloak on hand. McGonagall meanwhile did her infamous cat transformation so as to snag the focus of the students back to the front.

"Animagia is very dangerous such that the Misuse of Magic office at the Ministry of Magic keeps a register of Who is capable of it, what they turn into, and identifying characteristics. It is illegal to not register though some Animagi tend to slip through the cracks. I'm sure you remember how last year a Daily Prophet reporter was arrested for being an unregistered Animagus," Professor Harrington said. "Professor McGonagall, when usually do students begin to study Human Transfiguration."

"Usually third year we go into the theory but Students normally below the Upper levels are forbidden to attempt it. In fact if we catch a student as an unregistered Animagus we can and probably will Expel them."

The students shuddered remembering how two Slytherins had been expelled for destroying another students property.

"Not to worry though. I know the student's identity since they had fessed up and are registered," McGonagall said. "In fact the student came to me for assistance with registering."

They continued to discuss the matter. Amy easily survived the rest of her classes without further embarrassment. Of course when she reached her room she found a ghost with very nice reddish hair on her bed. Her initial reaction was typical Muggle

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH," She screamed.

"Sorry I didn't mean to startle you," The ghost said as Melanie came charging in.

"OK What's going on Amy?" Melanie wondered.

"That," Amy said.

"So you've seen lots of ghosts. You've even charmed Peeves so he looked like a Rainbow what two three times," Melanie said.

"Usually not on my bed looking quite comfortable at that. I was almost embarrassed out of my mind after McGonagall visited my Transfiguration Class because of what happened on Monday," Amy said.

"Try not to let it bother you Amy, I'll be in the Common Room if you need me," Melanie said. She then left.

"You do have a very lovely name," The Ghost said.

"Well it's what my parents chose for me," Amy said. "Maybe I should fully introduce myself. I'm Amy Lillian Potter."

The ghost's eyes almost seemed to want to pop right out of her sockets.

"Something wrong?" Amy wondered.

"I was just surprised to hear your last name that's all," the ghost said.

"I'm no one special really even if my dad survived an attack by Voldemort when he was only a year old. They used to call him the Boy who Lived," Amy told her ghostly companion.

"Harry survived that night," the ghost said her body almost seemed to be getting paler then was normal even for a ghost.

"Yes he did. Did you know my dad or something at one point?"

"Yes I did. I knew him when he was a baby but I haven't seen him in thirty years. Man it seems like only yesterday that the attack took place," the ghost said. "So tell me Amy how are Petunia and Vernon doing?"

"I'm assuming you mean Petunia and Vernon Dursley. I'm not the one to ask having never met either of them. I can tell you though that Vernon is dead. AS for Petunia I don't know. My dad was out of contact with them for thirteen years up until fall of '09."

"Dudley still a pig?"

"No he is actually slim. He and his wife have two kids who attend Hogwarts."

"Slytherins probably."

"Actually his daughter is in Gryffindor and his son in Hufflepuff."

"Nice to hear?"

"Mind if I ask you one question. By chance did you know my grandma Lily and My Grandpa James Potter?"

"Actually Amy I am Lily Potter," the ghost said.

"No way," Amy said.

"Yes way," Lily said.

Right then a knock occurred on the door.

"Something up Abigale?" Amy inquired on seeing her cousin.

"I felt like seeing which ghost had scared even you. I'd think you would know all the ghosts around here being a second year."

"The only ghosts I really know are Ritala, Myrtle, Sir Nicholas, and Friar Di Baldi, and of course Peeves. I don't really hang with Baron Von Rastinov The Grey Lady or any of the other ghosts."

"I'm Abigale Dursley," Abigale said looking at Lily.

"Lily Potter, At one time a long time ago I was Harry Potter's mother."

"My dad has a cousin named Harry who is a professor here."

"Abby, Lily here is my late grandmother. In other words she is the sister of your Grandma Dursley," Amy explained.

"Whoa," Abigale said. "Amy, we should take her you know where to see you know who," Abigale suggested.

"He is probably in his office," Amy said.

Lily slipped into Stealth mode. Amy and Abigale then went down to Harry's office He was in correcting papers.

"Hi dad," Amy said.

"Hi Amy Abigale," Harry said.

Lily then slipped inside and slipped Harry's glasses off his nose.

"What The," Harry said as he tried to reach for them.

"Nice try Harry. You turned out pretty good," Lily said while still in stealth mode.

"OK Who is there," Harry said his temper nearing it's limits. "If it's a student playing tricks I'm going to take a Ton of points from your house for this."

"Thankfully I'm not a student," Lily said as she appeared overhead.

Harry's eyes went huge at the sight of his mother's ghost.

"How come Dad isn't with you?" He asked after he had calmed down.

"He is too busy pulling pranks like the old days. You ever meet any of his partners in crime?"

"Yeah I did. Padfoot comes around periodically, Moony he taught Defense Against the Dark Arts my third year, Wormtail well I try not to think about him. He's dead now," Harry said.

"Remus teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts that would have been a sight to see," Lily said as she giggled a little. "Who teaches that course now a days."

"Actually I do. I'm also the Head of Gryffindor and McGonagall's assistant. Dumbledore heads up the Wizarding Education office at the Ministry now."

"Harry, there was this one guy who was in Slytherin when your father and I were here name of Snape did Remus or Sirius ever talk about him at all?"

Abigale made gagging sounds.

"To be honest Aunt Lily, Snape if your referring to who I think you are referring to is the Potions Master here and he heads Slytherin," Abigale said.