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The following evening, Harry sat in the Great Hall at the staff table with the other teachers, in between Aurélie de Lacroix, who taught Care of Magical Creatures, and Hermione. Of course, Hermione wasn't at the table; she was at the staircase waiting to receive the first years. Rose sat on the other side of Dumbledore.

Harry watched as the older students came in and sat down. Most of them stared at him in awe. The seventh years looked up at him in admiration, for he had been in his seventh year while they were firsts. He glanced over at Rose, who was smiling at two Ravenclaw students. They smiled back and waved.

Soon after everyone was settled, Hermione walked through the doors, a long line of children behind her. She walked up to the stool that held the Sorting Hat, and unrolled a parchment. After the song, (A/N: Sorry! No song here! I'm too lazy and unimaginative) Hermione started the sorting. "Abbott, Jane!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!" cried the hat.

"Crowe, Samantha!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Grant, Jacob!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

Cheers echoed around the room as the new students joined their classmates. Harry looked on as "Larson, Henry" became a Gryffindor, and "McCormick, Isaac" was sorted into Ravenclaw. Finally, after Emily Scott became a Hufflepuff, the last student, Ursula Wright sat down at the Slytherin table.

Hermione sat down at the staff table, and Dumbledore stood up. "First, many of the older students have noticed that most of our staff has been replaced. So I would like to introduce you to our new Arithmancy teacher, Professor Hawkins, the new Muggle Studies teacher, Professor Guy, the new Divination teacher, Professor Wiggin, the new Astronomy teacher, Professor Patil, and the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher, Professor de Lacroix.

"Lastly, I would like you to meet the new heads of houses: Professor Donnelly of Ravenclaw, Transfiguration teacher, Professor Willow of Hufflepuff, Herbology teacher, and Professor Potter of Gryffindor, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Now, eat, drink, and be merry!" The golden plates filled with food, and everybody dug in. A lot of the students looked up at Harry; he was sure they knew about his story, just as his fellow classmates did.

Harry watched the two Ravenclaw students whom Rose had been smiling at earlier walked up to her. It was a boy and a girl, twins Harry guessed, who both had dark brown semi-wavy hair and blue eyes. He overheard part of their conversation.

"Head Boy and Girl? I'm so proud of both of you! It's not often that brothers and sisters do that!"

"It's so great! We're the first Caesars to be Head Boy and Girl. Cthulu just overlooked the rules a little too much."

"So no new sibling this year?"

"Nope."

"Gaia and Freyja are here, and Aoife comes in three more years."

"Isis! We better eat, or we'll be starving tonight."

"All right. See you, Professor!"

Harry ate his share of dinner, then headed to his dorm.

"Harry!" He looked behind him. Rose ran up to him. "And you don't even say 'Goodnight'? What kind of gentleman are you?"

He couldn't help but laugh. "I'm sorry, Rose. Goodnight."

"Clever, Harry. But not clever enough for Ravenclaw."

"Yeah, I knew that years ago when I was given the choices of either Gryffindor or Slytherin."

She smiled. "By the way," Harry asked, "who were those kids you were talking to?"

"Isis and Osiris Caesar. The twin geniuses. Let me tell you Harry, never play chess against either of them. Or any of their siblings, for that matter."

"Wow! Is it a hereditary thing?"

"Yes. Genius actually does run in the family. But smarts aren't what get you to the top. It's also behavior. Their older brother Cthulu was a bit of a troublemaker, so he missed on the Head Boy. There are three more girls who haven't made it to Hogwarts yet."

"They remind me of the Weasleys." Harry remembered all his mischief with that family.

I always enjoyed Fred and George's pranks," Rose commented and grinned. "Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow."

"Okay then. Goodnight, Rose."

"Goodnight, Harry." She gave him one last big hug before turning around and walking off. Harry couldn't help but notice how her robes flowed around her, giving her grace beyond what she had. He walked into his room, changed into pajamas, brushed his teeth, set his alarm, and crawled into bed, all the while thinking about Rose.

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Wow!! Look at this!! Another chapter in just two days!! I'm on a roll!! YES!!! GOOD-BYE, WRITER'S BLOCK!!! HAHHAHAH!!!!!!! *waltzes around the room with… uh, her stuffed Pooh Bear!!* That's right! The queen of the clarinets has banned writer's block from her clarinety kingdom!! REVIEW PLEASE!!