Disclaimer: I don't any of the Harry Potter characters, they all belong to
J.K. Rowling. Author's note: Hey sorry this is so long, I got carried away.
Anyway, I hope you like it; it's my first posted HP fanfic. P.S. I
looooooooooooooooove reviews! (Hint, hint)
Harry, Ron and Hermione sat in the last compartment of Hogwarts Express pigging-out on Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and Chocolate Frogs or, in Hermione's case, doing a bit of "light" reading. They were going to enter their sixth year at Hogwarts. Harry looked at his friends, who had grown so much since he had first met them in his first year.
"Ugh, Morgana again!" Ron groaned, "I have at least twenty of her."
Harry looked at the picture of the pleasant looking witch on the card that Ron had thrown onto the seat next to him. The witch waved at Harry, who slightly waved his fingers back at her. Hermione looked up from her "light" reading and saw Harry.
"You'd think that after six years he'd stop doing that." she giggled.
Harry quickly stopped and pretended that he'd done nothing. Ron spit out a green bean from his mouth as he started to laugh. Suddenly the compartment door flying open disrupted their laughter.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Freak Show Club."
Ron sank in his seat.
Hermione glared at the figures standing in the doorway.
"Shove it, Malfoy" Harry said coolly.
"Tsk, tsk, Potter, I'd watch my language if I were you. Your protection is gone again this year. Oh, isn't that terrible gentlemen?"
Crabbe and Goyle snickered. The 'protection' that Malfoy had referred to was Carly Dumbledore, Professor Dumbledore's granddaughter. She had befriended Harry, Ron and Hermione in their first year, Carly was the only student that didn't have a major reaction to finding out that Harry Potter had come to Hogwarts. Truthfully, he had really taken her spot as the Hogwarts celebrity. She ended her seventh year when the three ended their forth. Malfoy usually backed off when Carly was around. "Well, I guess I'll see you around."
"We'll be around." Hermione said as Malfoy left, rolling his eyes.
"I'm getting sick of him." Hermione groaned.
"And this just started?" Harry asked sarcastically.
"No."
"Good."
"It is going to be difficult again this year," Ron started, biting into a chocolate frog, "without Carly and all."
"We survived last year, didn't we?" Harry asked, "Besides, Carly didn't really 'protect' us, she just warded Malfoy away."
"He was scared of her." Ron laughed.
"I really do miss her." Hermione added.
"We all do." Harry said.
Suddenly, again, the door flew open, except that this time it was Neville. "You haven't seen Trevor have you?"
The three laughed at the memory of Neville and his constant loss of his toad.
"Nope, sorry." Ron said.
"Okay then."
At that he left. Harry looked out the window; the familiar surroundings told him that they were drawing near to Hogwarts.
"Better put our robes on." Ron said, obviously noticing the surroundings as well. The three changed into their flowing black Hogwarts robes. As they picked up their trash, the train started to slow down. Soon they heard an all too familiar voice hollering above the crowd, "Firs' years! Firs' years this way!"
The three turned and waved to Hagrid who waved back with a large grin on his face. The three got into a horse-less carriage accompanied by Dean Thomas and made their way to the school.
Just Harry was about to walk through the main doors; a first year girl ran up to him; "Can I see your scar?"
Another little girl that looked exactly like the first came up behind her and thrust her elbow into her sister's arm, "Don't be rude, Natalee!"
"But Naturi!"
"It's okay." Harry said pulling back his horribly untidy bangs and revealing his lightning shaped scar. The girls gasped.
"Thank you!" Natalee said skipping off with her sister back to the group of first years. "Well, new fans, I see."
Harry turned around to see Ron and Hermione standing there.
"Funny, isn't it?"
"Yeah, absolutely hilarious." Hermione said sarcastically.
They walked through the entranceway and then proceeded into the Great Hall for the start-of-term banquet. They sat down next to Neville and Seamus.
"Hello." Neville said as they sat down.
Before Harry could respond, the doors to the Great Hall opened and the stern Professor McGonagall led the rather large group of first years to the front of the Hall. The twins that Harry had met outside waved as they passed him. Suddenly, something caught his eye; there were two girls that looked highly out of place. One was enormously tall with long brown hair. The other was about three or four inches shorter than the first with shoulder length blond hair in a half ponytail. They stood silently in the line, looking at the ceiling. Harry decided to point them out to Ron and Hermione.
"Who do you think they are?" Harry asked pointing at the girls.
Hermione looked at them for a minute, shocked, "They do look a little old to be first years."
"And a little tall." Ron said gawking at the brunette.
Professor McGonagall placed a three-legged stool in front of them and then put the Sorting Hat on top of it.
The first years stared at it. Suddenly a tear above the brim opened and it began to sing. The first years looked at the hat in amazement.
As it finished, the entire hall broke into applause.
Professor McGonagall unrolled a large scroll, "When I call out your name, you will come forward and sit on the stool, I will place the Sorting Hat on your head and when the Hat states your house, you will go sit at the appropriate table."
"Almeda, Alison!"
Alison approached the stool with caution.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Alison hopped off the stool and headed to the Hufflepuff table.
"Anderson, Conner!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"I wish Carly was here," Ron said, "She always loved the sorting."
"It seems like we'll never see her again." Hermione replied as 'Andrews, Matthew' joined Hufflepuff.
"Did you really think you could get rid of me that easily?"
Harry, Ron and Hermione spun around. Standing behind them was a tall nineteen-year-old girl. Her long brown hair hung loosely and her hands were on her hips. Harry, Ron and Hermione stared turned to each other and then turned back to the girl, "CARLY!"
They jumped up and hugged her.
"Whoa, you guys! It's nice to see you too!" She said putting her arms around them.
"I don't believe it!" Hermione squealed.
None of them noticed that everything had stopped and everyone was staring at them.
"Hey, I think you guys should sit back down."
They took their seats as Carly turned to Professor McGonagall, "Hi Professor, sorry about that."
"That's quite alright, Carly, good to see you."
Carly smiled and turned to Ron, "Hey, scootch." she whispered. Ron scooted over for Carly to sit down. Harry looked over to Malfoy whose face was filled with horror.
"Arndt, Lauren!" Professor McGonagall said continuing.
"RAVENCLAW!"
The Ravenclaws burst into applause. 'Dunbar, Megan' went to Ravenclaw as well. 'Evans, John' joined Slytherin along with 'Gallant, J.T.' and 'Goodman, Gillian'.
"Kehl, Allie!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"This is getting ridiculous," Ron whispered into Harry's ear, "Where are all the Gryffindors?"
"What's happening?" Carly asked.
"No one's become a Gryffindor yet." Ron replied.
"Lappenbusch, Vivian!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindors burst into applause. Carly raised an eyebrow as she clapped with the rest of her old house.
"Johanson, Casey!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Kerlee, Natalee!"
Harry saw the first twin who asked him about his scar run up to the Sorting Hat.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Natalee waved at Harry as she took her seat.
"Who is that?" Carly asked. Harry told her about the twins as McGonagall called out, "Kerlee, Naturi!"
Like her sister, she ran up to the Hat.
"RAVENCLAW!"
She hopped off the stool and ran to the Ravenclaw table. She smiled at her sister as she took a seat. Harry could see Cho smiling and clapping as Naturi sat down. Cho turned around and smiled at Harry. Harry smiled back.
"Isn't that sweet?"
Harry turned to Carly and turned red. Cho saw Carly and waved, Carly waved back.
"McCullough, Cole!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Rosenburger, Johnny!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"West, Adla!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Werner, Phillip!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
And the sorting finally came to an end when "Zeek, Christoph!" joined the Gryffindors. Or, at least, so they thought. With their excitement of seeing Carly, they had forgotten about the two girls. They were talking with Professor McGonagall.
"Hey Carly, who are they?" Harry asked, pointing to the girls.
"Oh, them? As far as grandfather has told me, they're foreign exchange students. That's really all he told me."
Professor McGonagall placed the Hat on the tall brunette girl's head and, shockingly, it whispered the answer to McGonagall. Then the Hat was placed on the blond girl's head and again it whispered the answer to the professor. But instead of showing them to their tables, Professor McGonagall showed them to a room that Harry remembered as the one he went into when found out that he was Hogwarts' second champion for the Triwizard Tournament.
Professor Dumbledore stood up as Professor McGonagall returned to her seat, "I have three words to say to you," he said smiling at the students and beaming at Carly, "Rumbly, tumbly, mumbly."
Suddenly, their plates filled with food and their goblets with pumpkin juice. They heard a few yelps of fear as Nearly Headless Nick popped out of Vivian Lappenbusch's goblet. For the first time, Harry noticed that the seat for their new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was empty.
"Carly, where's the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Hermione asked, noticing it as well.
Carly smiled.
"No! It's. its not you is it?" Hermione asked anxiously.
"No, no, no. It's not me. I'm here for an all year visit. And substituting, of course."
The three turned to each other and smiled. When Carly was in her forth year, she began substituting for the teachers when they were ill. Everyone loved it when she taught, even some of the Slytherins enjoyed her teaching. All of the teachers let her sub for them. "I think you'll enjoy Defense Against the Dark Arts this year."
"Will it match up to Professor Lupin?" Harry asked.
Carly smiled, "More than you can imagine."
The three looked at her, confused.
"You know what, I'm gonna go say hello to my old professors." Carly said getting up. She walked up to the staff table and, starting with Hagrid, walked down the table and talked with the professors. She talked with each one awhile and then moved on to the next person. She gave Dumbledore a big hug and then did the same with McGonagall. Ron pointed out that Snape smiled when Carly came to him. Carly was the only student out of Slytherin that Snape actually semi-liked. Carly went around the Great Hall talking with Filch, some of her old friends (of the ones that were still there) and some of the ghosts. The Bloody Baron sneered when she went to talk with him so she moved on to the Fat Friar.
"This is going to be a great year." she exclaimed when she got back to her seat.
"What do you mean?" Ron asked.
"Well, I'm going to get to see everyone again and there might even be a few surprises."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, that's for me to know and you to find out."
Ron groaned, "I hate it when people say that."
As everyone started to head for their common rooms, Carly held Harry, Ron and Hermione back at the doors, "Professor McGonagall wants you three to do something for her."
Professor McGonagall was the last person to exit the Great Hall. The two girls accompanied her.
"Will you three please make sure that our foreign exchange students are comfortable? They are both in Gryffindor."
They nodded and lead the girls through the castle.
"So what are your names?" Carly asked.
"Krystal Hart." the blond girl replied.
"Kincora McAonguasha." the brunette said.
Carly stared at the girl.
"Yeah, um, don't ask."
"Where are you two from?" Hermione asked.
"I'm from America. I went to Seattle School of Magic." Krystal answered.
"And I'm from Ireland. I went to Killarney Academy for Witches."
"What years are you in?"
"Here, I'd be in my fifth." Kincora replied.
"I'm in my sixth."
"So, Kincora, um, okay, I'm sorry. I can't say that name."
"It's okay, I get it all the time, You can call me Cora, my Uncle Remus calls me that."
Harry looked at her, "Uncle who?"
Kincora looked at Harry, confused, "Uncle Remus. Remus Lupin."
"You're Professor Lupin's niece!?"
"You know him?"
"Yeah! He taught here three years ago!"
"Yeah, duh, I knew that. Smart me."
"He was the best teacher ever!"
"What about Madame Hooch?"
Harry turned to Krystal; "Do you know her?"
"Well, I should. She's my aunt."
Everyone stared at her.
"So you both have relatives that teach or have taught here! That's cool," Carly said, "I know the feeling."
Kincora and Krystal looked at her, "What do you mean?" Krystal asked.
Carly looked to Harry, Ron and Hermione, who smiled.
"Well, let's just say that my last name is Dumbledore."
"You're related to the headmaster?!" Kincora said shocked.
"I'm his granddaughter."
"Wow." Kincora said.
"Thanks, Kincora, I think."
"Please, call me Cora."
"Okay. Hey, here we are."
The group stopped at the painting of the Fat Lady.
"Password?" she asked. She gave a disapproving look to the newcomers.
Harry looked to Ron and Hermione, "Uh-oh, I don't know the password."
"It's okay you guys, I know it." Carly said turning to the Fat Lady, "Wobblestoop."
The group walked into the deserted common room.
Carly looked around longingly at the room, "I had no idea how much I missed this place."
"Um, where do we sleep?" Krystal asked yawning.
"I'll show you," Hermione said, "Krystal, you're sleeping in the same dorm as me, Cora, you're the one nest to mine."
Hermione gave Carly a quick hug and then showed the two up the stairs to the girl's dorms.
"Well, I'm turning in." Ron said yawning as well.
"Night Ron." Carly said giving him a hug.
"Night Carly, night Harry."
"Night Ron."
Ron walked up the stairs to the boy's dormitories. "Well Harry, you better turn in."
"Where are you sleeping?"
"With the first years."
Harry smiled at the memory of Carly never sleeping in her own dormitory. She had always found another place to spend a night.
"Stop smiling! Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow, night!"
"Night."
Harry watched as Carly walked up to the girls' dorms and then he turned and walked up to his own.
As he lie in his bed he knew that this was going to be a great year.
Harry, Ron and Hermione sat in the last compartment of Hogwarts Express pigging-out on Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and Chocolate Frogs or, in Hermione's case, doing a bit of "light" reading. They were going to enter their sixth year at Hogwarts. Harry looked at his friends, who had grown so much since he had first met them in his first year.
"Ugh, Morgana again!" Ron groaned, "I have at least twenty of her."
Harry looked at the picture of the pleasant looking witch on the card that Ron had thrown onto the seat next to him. The witch waved at Harry, who slightly waved his fingers back at her. Hermione looked up from her "light" reading and saw Harry.
"You'd think that after six years he'd stop doing that." she giggled.
Harry quickly stopped and pretended that he'd done nothing. Ron spit out a green bean from his mouth as he started to laugh. Suddenly the compartment door flying open disrupted their laughter.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Freak Show Club."
Ron sank in his seat.
Hermione glared at the figures standing in the doorway.
"Shove it, Malfoy" Harry said coolly.
"Tsk, tsk, Potter, I'd watch my language if I were you. Your protection is gone again this year. Oh, isn't that terrible gentlemen?"
Crabbe and Goyle snickered. The 'protection' that Malfoy had referred to was Carly Dumbledore, Professor Dumbledore's granddaughter. She had befriended Harry, Ron and Hermione in their first year, Carly was the only student that didn't have a major reaction to finding out that Harry Potter had come to Hogwarts. Truthfully, he had really taken her spot as the Hogwarts celebrity. She ended her seventh year when the three ended their forth. Malfoy usually backed off when Carly was around. "Well, I guess I'll see you around."
"We'll be around." Hermione said as Malfoy left, rolling his eyes.
"I'm getting sick of him." Hermione groaned.
"And this just started?" Harry asked sarcastically.
"No."
"Good."
"It is going to be difficult again this year," Ron started, biting into a chocolate frog, "without Carly and all."
"We survived last year, didn't we?" Harry asked, "Besides, Carly didn't really 'protect' us, she just warded Malfoy away."
"He was scared of her." Ron laughed.
"I really do miss her." Hermione added.
"We all do." Harry said.
Suddenly, again, the door flew open, except that this time it was Neville. "You haven't seen Trevor have you?"
The three laughed at the memory of Neville and his constant loss of his toad.
"Nope, sorry." Ron said.
"Okay then."
At that he left. Harry looked out the window; the familiar surroundings told him that they were drawing near to Hogwarts.
"Better put our robes on." Ron said, obviously noticing the surroundings as well. The three changed into their flowing black Hogwarts robes. As they picked up their trash, the train started to slow down. Soon they heard an all too familiar voice hollering above the crowd, "Firs' years! Firs' years this way!"
The three turned and waved to Hagrid who waved back with a large grin on his face. The three got into a horse-less carriage accompanied by Dean Thomas and made their way to the school.
Just Harry was about to walk through the main doors; a first year girl ran up to him; "Can I see your scar?"
Another little girl that looked exactly like the first came up behind her and thrust her elbow into her sister's arm, "Don't be rude, Natalee!"
"But Naturi!"
"It's okay." Harry said pulling back his horribly untidy bangs and revealing his lightning shaped scar. The girls gasped.
"Thank you!" Natalee said skipping off with her sister back to the group of first years. "Well, new fans, I see."
Harry turned around to see Ron and Hermione standing there.
"Funny, isn't it?"
"Yeah, absolutely hilarious." Hermione said sarcastically.
They walked through the entranceway and then proceeded into the Great Hall for the start-of-term banquet. They sat down next to Neville and Seamus.
"Hello." Neville said as they sat down.
Before Harry could respond, the doors to the Great Hall opened and the stern Professor McGonagall led the rather large group of first years to the front of the Hall. The twins that Harry had met outside waved as they passed him. Suddenly, something caught his eye; there were two girls that looked highly out of place. One was enormously tall with long brown hair. The other was about three or four inches shorter than the first with shoulder length blond hair in a half ponytail. They stood silently in the line, looking at the ceiling. Harry decided to point them out to Ron and Hermione.
"Who do you think they are?" Harry asked pointing at the girls.
Hermione looked at them for a minute, shocked, "They do look a little old to be first years."
"And a little tall." Ron said gawking at the brunette.
Professor McGonagall placed a three-legged stool in front of them and then put the Sorting Hat on top of it.
The first years stared at it. Suddenly a tear above the brim opened and it began to sing. The first years looked at the hat in amazement.
As it finished, the entire hall broke into applause.
Professor McGonagall unrolled a large scroll, "When I call out your name, you will come forward and sit on the stool, I will place the Sorting Hat on your head and when the Hat states your house, you will go sit at the appropriate table."
"Almeda, Alison!"
Alison approached the stool with caution.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Alison hopped off the stool and headed to the Hufflepuff table.
"Anderson, Conner!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"I wish Carly was here," Ron said, "She always loved the sorting."
"It seems like we'll never see her again." Hermione replied as 'Andrews, Matthew' joined Hufflepuff.
"Did you really think you could get rid of me that easily?"
Harry, Ron and Hermione spun around. Standing behind them was a tall nineteen-year-old girl. Her long brown hair hung loosely and her hands were on her hips. Harry, Ron and Hermione stared turned to each other and then turned back to the girl, "CARLY!"
They jumped up and hugged her.
"Whoa, you guys! It's nice to see you too!" She said putting her arms around them.
"I don't believe it!" Hermione squealed.
None of them noticed that everything had stopped and everyone was staring at them.
"Hey, I think you guys should sit back down."
They took their seats as Carly turned to Professor McGonagall, "Hi Professor, sorry about that."
"That's quite alright, Carly, good to see you."
Carly smiled and turned to Ron, "Hey, scootch." she whispered. Ron scooted over for Carly to sit down. Harry looked over to Malfoy whose face was filled with horror.
"Arndt, Lauren!" Professor McGonagall said continuing.
"RAVENCLAW!"
The Ravenclaws burst into applause. 'Dunbar, Megan' went to Ravenclaw as well. 'Evans, John' joined Slytherin along with 'Gallant, J.T.' and 'Goodman, Gillian'.
"Kehl, Allie!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"This is getting ridiculous," Ron whispered into Harry's ear, "Where are all the Gryffindors?"
"What's happening?" Carly asked.
"No one's become a Gryffindor yet." Ron replied.
"Lappenbusch, Vivian!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindors burst into applause. Carly raised an eyebrow as she clapped with the rest of her old house.
"Johanson, Casey!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Kerlee, Natalee!"
Harry saw the first twin who asked him about his scar run up to the Sorting Hat.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Natalee waved at Harry as she took her seat.
"Who is that?" Carly asked. Harry told her about the twins as McGonagall called out, "Kerlee, Naturi!"
Like her sister, she ran up to the Hat.
"RAVENCLAW!"
She hopped off the stool and ran to the Ravenclaw table. She smiled at her sister as she took a seat. Harry could see Cho smiling and clapping as Naturi sat down. Cho turned around and smiled at Harry. Harry smiled back.
"Isn't that sweet?"
Harry turned to Carly and turned red. Cho saw Carly and waved, Carly waved back.
"McCullough, Cole!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Rosenburger, Johnny!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"West, Adla!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Werner, Phillip!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
And the sorting finally came to an end when "Zeek, Christoph!" joined the Gryffindors. Or, at least, so they thought. With their excitement of seeing Carly, they had forgotten about the two girls. They were talking with Professor McGonagall.
"Hey Carly, who are they?" Harry asked, pointing to the girls.
"Oh, them? As far as grandfather has told me, they're foreign exchange students. That's really all he told me."
Professor McGonagall placed the Hat on the tall brunette girl's head and, shockingly, it whispered the answer to McGonagall. Then the Hat was placed on the blond girl's head and again it whispered the answer to the professor. But instead of showing them to their tables, Professor McGonagall showed them to a room that Harry remembered as the one he went into when found out that he was Hogwarts' second champion for the Triwizard Tournament.
Professor Dumbledore stood up as Professor McGonagall returned to her seat, "I have three words to say to you," he said smiling at the students and beaming at Carly, "Rumbly, tumbly, mumbly."
Suddenly, their plates filled with food and their goblets with pumpkin juice. They heard a few yelps of fear as Nearly Headless Nick popped out of Vivian Lappenbusch's goblet. For the first time, Harry noticed that the seat for their new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was empty.
"Carly, where's the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Hermione asked, noticing it as well.
Carly smiled.
"No! It's. its not you is it?" Hermione asked anxiously.
"No, no, no. It's not me. I'm here for an all year visit. And substituting, of course."
The three turned to each other and smiled. When Carly was in her forth year, she began substituting for the teachers when they were ill. Everyone loved it when she taught, even some of the Slytherins enjoyed her teaching. All of the teachers let her sub for them. "I think you'll enjoy Defense Against the Dark Arts this year."
"Will it match up to Professor Lupin?" Harry asked.
Carly smiled, "More than you can imagine."
The three looked at her, confused.
"You know what, I'm gonna go say hello to my old professors." Carly said getting up. She walked up to the staff table and, starting with Hagrid, walked down the table and talked with the professors. She talked with each one awhile and then moved on to the next person. She gave Dumbledore a big hug and then did the same with McGonagall. Ron pointed out that Snape smiled when Carly came to him. Carly was the only student out of Slytherin that Snape actually semi-liked. Carly went around the Great Hall talking with Filch, some of her old friends (of the ones that were still there) and some of the ghosts. The Bloody Baron sneered when she went to talk with him so she moved on to the Fat Friar.
"This is going to be a great year." she exclaimed when she got back to her seat.
"What do you mean?" Ron asked.
"Well, I'm going to get to see everyone again and there might even be a few surprises."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, that's for me to know and you to find out."
Ron groaned, "I hate it when people say that."
As everyone started to head for their common rooms, Carly held Harry, Ron and Hermione back at the doors, "Professor McGonagall wants you three to do something for her."
Professor McGonagall was the last person to exit the Great Hall. The two girls accompanied her.
"Will you three please make sure that our foreign exchange students are comfortable? They are both in Gryffindor."
They nodded and lead the girls through the castle.
"So what are your names?" Carly asked.
"Krystal Hart." the blond girl replied.
"Kincora McAonguasha." the brunette said.
Carly stared at the girl.
"Yeah, um, don't ask."
"Where are you two from?" Hermione asked.
"I'm from America. I went to Seattle School of Magic." Krystal answered.
"And I'm from Ireland. I went to Killarney Academy for Witches."
"What years are you in?"
"Here, I'd be in my fifth." Kincora replied.
"I'm in my sixth."
"So, Kincora, um, okay, I'm sorry. I can't say that name."
"It's okay, I get it all the time, You can call me Cora, my Uncle Remus calls me that."
Harry looked at her, "Uncle who?"
Kincora looked at Harry, confused, "Uncle Remus. Remus Lupin."
"You're Professor Lupin's niece!?"
"You know him?"
"Yeah! He taught here three years ago!"
"Yeah, duh, I knew that. Smart me."
"He was the best teacher ever!"
"What about Madame Hooch?"
Harry turned to Krystal; "Do you know her?"
"Well, I should. She's my aunt."
Everyone stared at her.
"So you both have relatives that teach or have taught here! That's cool," Carly said, "I know the feeling."
Kincora and Krystal looked at her, "What do you mean?" Krystal asked.
Carly looked to Harry, Ron and Hermione, who smiled.
"Well, let's just say that my last name is Dumbledore."
"You're related to the headmaster?!" Kincora said shocked.
"I'm his granddaughter."
"Wow." Kincora said.
"Thanks, Kincora, I think."
"Please, call me Cora."
"Okay. Hey, here we are."
The group stopped at the painting of the Fat Lady.
"Password?" she asked. She gave a disapproving look to the newcomers.
Harry looked to Ron and Hermione, "Uh-oh, I don't know the password."
"It's okay you guys, I know it." Carly said turning to the Fat Lady, "Wobblestoop."
The group walked into the deserted common room.
Carly looked around longingly at the room, "I had no idea how much I missed this place."
"Um, where do we sleep?" Krystal asked yawning.
"I'll show you," Hermione said, "Krystal, you're sleeping in the same dorm as me, Cora, you're the one nest to mine."
Hermione gave Carly a quick hug and then showed the two up the stairs to the girl's dorms.
"Well, I'm turning in." Ron said yawning as well.
"Night Ron." Carly said giving him a hug.
"Night Carly, night Harry."
"Night Ron."
Ron walked up the stairs to the boy's dormitories. "Well Harry, you better turn in."
"Where are you sleeping?"
"With the first years."
Harry smiled at the memory of Carly never sleeping in her own dormitory. She had always found another place to spend a night.
"Stop smiling! Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow, night!"
"Night."
Harry watched as Carly walked up to the girls' dorms and then he turned and walked up to his own.
As he lie in his bed he knew that this was going to be a great year.