Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
Authors notes: Thanks for the reveiws, you guys are super! and I'd also like to thank you for the extremly helpful critisism I received, I do hope that this chapter is better. In answer to the question "What on earth is Draco doing with the Potter's?!" It's because, instead of the Potters being there in Godrics Hollow (Where they were originally murdered in the book) it was Peter Pettigrew and his death eater friend Lucius Malfoy, They were there to murder the Potter's right, but a friend of Lilly's from school (Sybill Trelawny, maybe?) was a seer who got a vision of the Dark Lord coming to kill them, so she warned them in advance, causing them naturally to run. When Voldemort arrived (He was not happy to say the least) he became enraged and murdered Lucius & Peter with the killing curse (Fact: 'Avada Kedavra' actually means 'disappear like this word' in Aramaic). Narcissa Malfoy had the Malfoy's son (Draco) with her. When she found out that Lucius had been killed, she poisoned herself, leaving baby Draco for adoption and obviously, the Potter's adopted him. Oh, just incase you're wondering, I am quite aware of the students in this next chapter's houses, it is AU so I figured I could do what I wanted. By the way, there is a new character aswell, her name is Lonnagale Gwenivine, I conjured her as a bit of a love interest for Draco (Lucky lass). Please, read on, enjoy & review!!!...
Chapter 2:Visions at Dervish & Banges Gryffindor Girl
"I am sorry for the manner in which I am conveying this message to you, but there has been some troubles with the post recently, I've had to visit most of the wizards and witches attending this year" She said, gliding off her Emerald green robe and folding it over her loosely crossed arms.
"That's quite alright Minerva, it's such a pleasure to see you again" James said taking her right hand in his.
"It is always a pleasure to see the Potter's and Sirius Black, how wonderful! I haven't seen you in a pheonix's age" She said, tightening her stern bun.
" You'll be seeing alot more of me from now on, I have taken the role as Proffesser of Defense against the dark arts this year at Hogwarts" He said, beaming with every word.
"Albus has already informed the staff, mind you, Severus isn't too overjoyed at the prospect" She stopped, then continued. "So, I have come to inform you, that Draco here has been chosen as the prefect for Gryffindor, and Harry, the new Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team".
"That's great news boy's, congradulations!" Lilly said, Kissing both of them on the cheek.
"My son's, the leaders of Gryffindor!" James said valiantly.
"I could not be more proud of you lads!" Sirius said, scruffing Harry's hair and nudging Draco so hard in the back he let out a loud cough and thought he might collapse.
Wow, leaders of Gryffindor! Harry thought dreamily to himself, That would have to impress Hermione.
"Well, I hate to be in a mad dash but, many more eruns to run today" McGonagall said, turning slightly.
"Um, excuse me Proffeser!" Draco said stepping forward.
"Yes, Draco?" She said, turning back.
"I was wondering who the other prefects were this year" He said shyly.
"Well, sharing your Gryffindor leadership will be Parvati Patil, For Ravenclaw, Amanda Brocklehurst and Neville Longbottom, Lavender Brown and Justin Finch Fletchly for Slytherin and Hufflepuff will have Ronald Weasley and Lonnagale Gwenivigne. Any other questions Mr Potter?" She asked with a furrowed brow.
"No, thankyou Proffesser" He said coily.
"I will see you all, September the first, as always, I am looking forward to this year and I hope you will fulfill your duties to the best of both of your abilities" She said, lips pursed.
"Ofcourse, Proffesser" Harry said, stepping in.
"Wonderful, well I must be off, Goodbye Lilly, James, and I'll see you three very soon" She said, pointing a wrinkled finger at Harry, Draco and Sirius.
"Well we're off to Hogmeade for Harry's birthday presents" James said, opening yet closing the conversation.
"Oh, well Happy Birthday if I don't see you before then" McGonagall said, with much more cheer than usual.
"Thankyou" Harry said, for some reason, blushing.
There was a silence, then...
"Well, must be going, goodbye" There was another startling pop and McGonagall dissapeared, with a small puff of smoke.
"So Harry, what do you want for your birthday?" Sirius said.
"Well..." Harry pondered.
*****
The Three Broomsticks was packed as always when the Potter's and black arrived. All sorts of creatures were in there, (Harry swore he saw a centaur) and it was only mid-day. As always, Madame Rosmerta was mingling with the customers, regailing stories of their travels and past times. Lilly, Harry and Draco took a seat at a round table situated in the corner when they got a visitor...
"'Allo Lilly, 'Arry an' Draco, 'Ow you bin'?" Hagrid said with great joy.
"Well thanks, Hagrid, how have you been?" Lilly answered politly.
"Ay' Bin' marvelous! We jus' got some new creatures in for me care 'o' magical creatures class!" He said, his great beard bristling.
"Why don't you take a seat?" Lilly offered.
"Righ' then" Hagrid said, excepting her offer & taking a seat.
"What have you got this year Hagrid? How's Buckbeak?" Draco asked curiously.
"'E's bin' doin' great, 'e sure misses the company of the kids though, bin' real quiet at 'Ogwarts since the kids 'ave bin' gone" Hagrid said, kind of dreamily.
"So, did you know that Draco is the prefect for Gryffindor?" Lilly said, proudly.
"I've 'eard that 'e was, Congratulations Draco, an' 'Arry 'ere, captain of the quidditch team, gonna be a grea' year, this one" Hagrid said, his beetle black eyes shinging with the light of candle lit chandelear which almost brushed the top of his head.
"Yes, I agree" Harry said.
"Well, I'd best be goin' then. Lovely seein' ya then" Hagrid said.
"Bye Hagrid!" Harry and Draco chimed in at the same.
He left his seat, and walked out of bar.
On the other side if The Three Broomsticks, stood James and Sirius, having a laugh with their old school friend, Reamus. They were regailing with great cheer the incident when, to their great embaressment, their first Yule Ball.
"...And remember! You didn't have a date, so you conjured up a patronus to dance with!" Reamus said, rather loud for Sirius's liking, as quite a few complete strangers now knew that he was desperate enough to dance with a puff of silver smoke.
"Well, at least I didn't take Gertrude Gollamunt to the dance, that was desperate" Sirius said, triumphently.
"Thanks Sirius, great compliment for my new wife" Reamus said in a huff.
"What?, you married her?" He said, astonished.
"Come now, I'm not that desperate" He said, bursting with laughter "You should've seen the look on your face!"
"That is completly unfair" Said Sirius, copping a slap on the back.
"One must do, what is necassary to embaress you, my dear chap" Reamus said, with a chuckle.
"Well, I'd best get over to the lot" James said cheerfully "Would you care to join us?"
"Ofcourse, I could do with a nice, warm butterbeer" Said Reamus.
*****
Not too long after they sat, Madame Rosmerta strutted to the table, beaded shoes jingling as her curvy figure made the way.
"Well, if it isn't James Potter and Sirius Black! Never see one of you without the other ever since your first visit!, you two would have to be the most memorable double act since I started working here, except ofcourse, that Fred and Goerge Weasley, they are trouble in a dragon egg, those two! Let me guess, Three butterbeer's, a small gillywater, cherry syrup with soda and one pint of mullet mead" She said with a superior smirk.
"How did you know that?" Harry said, rather gobsmacked.
"I've developed a nack, these many years for guessing the drink on the customers appeteite, mind you, I get a few odd requests, why anyone would want to drink the sweat from my shoes is completely foreign to me" She said, shaking it off quickly.
They all sat rather quietly, with uneased looks on their faces.
"Well! I'll get you your drinks" Madame Rosmerta said with a certain chirp.
They all stopped thinking of feet and went into a less disturbing trail of thought.
"So, Dumbldore has told me that Draco will be the new prefect for Gryffindor this year, I bet you'll do a ripper of a job too" Reamus said "... And Harry, quidditch captain! You must be very pleased"
"We're over the moon!" James said, grinning from ear to ear.
"...And I trust that you will both be doing wizard accounting, Percy Weasley will be teaching it. Two years after graduating! He's been working with me at Gringotts, at the Wales branch, brilliant young man, Head Boy and all" Reamus said.
"Isn't that Ron's brother?" Draco said.
"Yeah, he is. So are Fred and Goerge. And that other girl, Ginny or something" Harry said.
"So many kids, so much red hair" Lilly said.
There was laughter at the table, then the drinks arrived. When they finished the round, they went to one of Harry's favourite shops...
The bright sign read: Zonko's: Jokes, Tricks & Pranks for all occasions, Harry's face lit up at the meer sight of it.
Harry and Draco wandered disorderly into the shop, opening the door and triggering not only a doorbell, but also a small brigade of cornish pixies, which the boys brushed away without a thought.
The Pixies did however ambush Lily and James on their entry.
"Little blue prats" James muttered.
Zonko's was never the same, every single time, they had re-arranged it. Every time Harry would think a certain buzzer on the wall was for a tiny, electric shock, a cloud of Dragon breath emerged, choking him slightly.
He left with Dungbombs, Chicken-pox spray, Trick sweets (Flavours included shampoo, caterpillars and everyones favourite, shoe polish) and a highly amusing new game called 'Codswallop' which involved trick wands.
The next store they entered was Draco's favourite Honedukes makers of fine sweets and every other confection under the moon. There were some familiar faces in this store. Lee Jordan regrettebly tryed a 'pepper imp' when he was clearly allergic to pepper causing him to break out in a nasty rash and lucky for him, Madame Pomfrey, the Hogwarts matron was in Honeydukes stocking up on chocolate for the coming school year so she cured him on the spot. He also saw Cedric Diggory, with his father Amos debating Mrs Diggory's favourite chocolate, they ended up getting some toffee caramel eclairs and a rather large brick of coconut ice. Draco bought Harry his favourite, Chocoballs with strawberry mousse and clotted cream, and about a tonne of jelly slugs, droobles best blowing gum and some exploding bon- bons.
They finally made it into James's favourite store Dervish & Banges, Harry sorted through a vase full of quills while Draco browsed through 'Hogwarts: A history, revised edition', Lilly was taken in by a self pouring jug and James was testing an extremly comfortable looking rocking chair that was heated by one's want to be comfortable, and ofcourse magic.
Harry walked around the dusty store casually, until he saw another familiar face with her nose in a book entitled 'Seer, Myth or Magic'. This ofcourse disconcerted Harry, but he was so taken aback at the very sight of her that he found it hard to breathe, he closed his eyes, trying to work up the courage to just say 'hello' to her.
He was ready, all of a sudden a shriek came from Hermione and she collapsed.
Harry, along with everyone else in the store ran toward Hermione, who was laying on the floor, shaking.
To be continued...
Authors notes: Thanks for the reveiws, you guys are super! and I'd also like to thank you for the extremly helpful critisism I received, I do hope that this chapter is better. In answer to the question "What on earth is Draco doing with the Potter's?!" It's because, instead of the Potters being there in Godrics Hollow (Where they were originally murdered in the book) it was Peter Pettigrew and his death eater friend Lucius Malfoy, They were there to murder the Potter's right, but a friend of Lilly's from school (Sybill Trelawny, maybe?) was a seer who got a vision of the Dark Lord coming to kill them, so she warned them in advance, causing them naturally to run. When Voldemort arrived (He was not happy to say the least) he became enraged and murdered Lucius & Peter with the killing curse (Fact: 'Avada Kedavra' actually means 'disappear like this word' in Aramaic). Narcissa Malfoy had the Malfoy's son (Draco) with her. When she found out that Lucius had been killed, she poisoned herself, leaving baby Draco for adoption and obviously, the Potter's adopted him. Oh, just incase you're wondering, I am quite aware of the students in this next chapter's houses, it is AU so I figured I could do what I wanted. By the way, there is a new character aswell, her name is Lonnagale Gwenivine, I conjured her as a bit of a love interest for Draco (Lucky lass). Please, read on, enjoy & review!!!...
Chapter 2:Visions at Dervish & Banges Gryffindor Girl
"I am sorry for the manner in which I am conveying this message to you, but there has been some troubles with the post recently, I've had to visit most of the wizards and witches attending this year" She said, gliding off her Emerald green robe and folding it over her loosely crossed arms.
"That's quite alright Minerva, it's such a pleasure to see you again" James said taking her right hand in his.
"It is always a pleasure to see the Potter's and Sirius Black, how wonderful! I haven't seen you in a pheonix's age" She said, tightening her stern bun.
" You'll be seeing alot more of me from now on, I have taken the role as Proffesser of Defense against the dark arts this year at Hogwarts" He said, beaming with every word.
"Albus has already informed the staff, mind you, Severus isn't too overjoyed at the prospect" She stopped, then continued. "So, I have come to inform you, that Draco here has been chosen as the prefect for Gryffindor, and Harry, the new Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team".
"That's great news boy's, congradulations!" Lilly said, Kissing both of them on the cheek.
"My son's, the leaders of Gryffindor!" James said valiantly.
"I could not be more proud of you lads!" Sirius said, scruffing Harry's hair and nudging Draco so hard in the back he let out a loud cough and thought he might collapse.
Wow, leaders of Gryffindor! Harry thought dreamily to himself, That would have to impress Hermione.
"Well, I hate to be in a mad dash but, many more eruns to run today" McGonagall said, turning slightly.
"Um, excuse me Proffeser!" Draco said stepping forward.
"Yes, Draco?" She said, turning back.
"I was wondering who the other prefects were this year" He said shyly.
"Well, sharing your Gryffindor leadership will be Parvati Patil, For Ravenclaw, Amanda Brocklehurst and Neville Longbottom, Lavender Brown and Justin Finch Fletchly for Slytherin and Hufflepuff will have Ronald Weasley and Lonnagale Gwenivigne. Any other questions Mr Potter?" She asked with a furrowed brow.
"No, thankyou Proffesser" He said coily.
"I will see you all, September the first, as always, I am looking forward to this year and I hope you will fulfill your duties to the best of both of your abilities" She said, lips pursed.
"Ofcourse, Proffesser" Harry said, stepping in.
"Wonderful, well I must be off, Goodbye Lilly, James, and I'll see you three very soon" She said, pointing a wrinkled finger at Harry, Draco and Sirius.
"Well we're off to Hogmeade for Harry's birthday presents" James said, opening yet closing the conversation.
"Oh, well Happy Birthday if I don't see you before then" McGonagall said, with much more cheer than usual.
"Thankyou" Harry said, for some reason, blushing.
There was a silence, then...
"Well, must be going, goodbye" There was another startling pop and McGonagall dissapeared, with a small puff of smoke.
"So Harry, what do you want for your birthday?" Sirius said.
"Well..." Harry pondered.
*****
The Three Broomsticks was packed as always when the Potter's and black arrived. All sorts of creatures were in there, (Harry swore he saw a centaur) and it was only mid-day. As always, Madame Rosmerta was mingling with the customers, regailing stories of their travels and past times. Lilly, Harry and Draco took a seat at a round table situated in the corner when they got a visitor...
"'Allo Lilly, 'Arry an' Draco, 'Ow you bin'?" Hagrid said with great joy.
"Well thanks, Hagrid, how have you been?" Lilly answered politly.
"Ay' Bin' marvelous! We jus' got some new creatures in for me care 'o' magical creatures class!" He said, his great beard bristling.
"Why don't you take a seat?" Lilly offered.
"Righ' then" Hagrid said, excepting her offer & taking a seat.
"What have you got this year Hagrid? How's Buckbeak?" Draco asked curiously.
"'E's bin' doin' great, 'e sure misses the company of the kids though, bin' real quiet at 'Ogwarts since the kids 'ave bin' gone" Hagrid said, kind of dreamily.
"So, did you know that Draco is the prefect for Gryffindor?" Lilly said, proudly.
"I've 'eard that 'e was, Congratulations Draco, an' 'Arry 'ere, captain of the quidditch team, gonna be a grea' year, this one" Hagrid said, his beetle black eyes shinging with the light of candle lit chandelear which almost brushed the top of his head.
"Yes, I agree" Harry said.
"Well, I'd best be goin' then. Lovely seein' ya then" Hagrid said.
"Bye Hagrid!" Harry and Draco chimed in at the same.
He left his seat, and walked out of bar.
On the other side if The Three Broomsticks, stood James and Sirius, having a laugh with their old school friend, Reamus. They were regailing with great cheer the incident when, to their great embaressment, their first Yule Ball.
"...And remember! You didn't have a date, so you conjured up a patronus to dance with!" Reamus said, rather loud for Sirius's liking, as quite a few complete strangers now knew that he was desperate enough to dance with a puff of silver smoke.
"Well, at least I didn't take Gertrude Gollamunt to the dance, that was desperate" Sirius said, triumphently.
"Thanks Sirius, great compliment for my new wife" Reamus said in a huff.
"What?, you married her?" He said, astonished.
"Come now, I'm not that desperate" He said, bursting with laughter "You should've seen the look on your face!"
"That is completly unfair" Said Sirius, copping a slap on the back.
"One must do, what is necassary to embaress you, my dear chap" Reamus said, with a chuckle.
"Well, I'd best get over to the lot" James said cheerfully "Would you care to join us?"
"Ofcourse, I could do with a nice, warm butterbeer" Said Reamus.
*****
Not too long after they sat, Madame Rosmerta strutted to the table, beaded shoes jingling as her curvy figure made the way.
"Well, if it isn't James Potter and Sirius Black! Never see one of you without the other ever since your first visit!, you two would have to be the most memorable double act since I started working here, except ofcourse, that Fred and Goerge Weasley, they are trouble in a dragon egg, those two! Let me guess, Three butterbeer's, a small gillywater, cherry syrup with soda and one pint of mullet mead" She said with a superior smirk.
"How did you know that?" Harry said, rather gobsmacked.
"I've developed a nack, these many years for guessing the drink on the customers appeteite, mind you, I get a few odd requests, why anyone would want to drink the sweat from my shoes is completely foreign to me" She said, shaking it off quickly.
They all sat rather quietly, with uneased looks on their faces.
"Well! I'll get you your drinks" Madame Rosmerta said with a certain chirp.
They all stopped thinking of feet and went into a less disturbing trail of thought.
"So, Dumbldore has told me that Draco will be the new prefect for Gryffindor this year, I bet you'll do a ripper of a job too" Reamus said "... And Harry, quidditch captain! You must be very pleased"
"We're over the moon!" James said, grinning from ear to ear.
"...And I trust that you will both be doing wizard accounting, Percy Weasley will be teaching it. Two years after graduating! He's been working with me at Gringotts, at the Wales branch, brilliant young man, Head Boy and all" Reamus said.
"Isn't that Ron's brother?" Draco said.
"Yeah, he is. So are Fred and Goerge. And that other girl, Ginny or something" Harry said.
"So many kids, so much red hair" Lilly said.
There was laughter at the table, then the drinks arrived. When they finished the round, they went to one of Harry's favourite shops...
The bright sign read: Zonko's: Jokes, Tricks & Pranks for all occasions, Harry's face lit up at the meer sight of it.
Harry and Draco wandered disorderly into the shop, opening the door and triggering not only a doorbell, but also a small brigade of cornish pixies, which the boys brushed away without a thought.
The Pixies did however ambush Lily and James on their entry.
"Little blue prats" James muttered.
Zonko's was never the same, every single time, they had re-arranged it. Every time Harry would think a certain buzzer on the wall was for a tiny, electric shock, a cloud of Dragon breath emerged, choking him slightly.
He left with Dungbombs, Chicken-pox spray, Trick sweets (Flavours included shampoo, caterpillars and everyones favourite, shoe polish) and a highly amusing new game called 'Codswallop' which involved trick wands.
The next store they entered was Draco's favourite Honedukes makers of fine sweets and every other confection under the moon. There were some familiar faces in this store. Lee Jordan regrettebly tryed a 'pepper imp' when he was clearly allergic to pepper causing him to break out in a nasty rash and lucky for him, Madame Pomfrey, the Hogwarts matron was in Honeydukes stocking up on chocolate for the coming school year so she cured him on the spot. He also saw Cedric Diggory, with his father Amos debating Mrs Diggory's favourite chocolate, they ended up getting some toffee caramel eclairs and a rather large brick of coconut ice. Draco bought Harry his favourite, Chocoballs with strawberry mousse and clotted cream, and about a tonne of jelly slugs, droobles best blowing gum and some exploding bon- bons.
They finally made it into James's favourite store Dervish & Banges, Harry sorted through a vase full of quills while Draco browsed through 'Hogwarts: A history, revised edition', Lilly was taken in by a self pouring jug and James was testing an extremly comfortable looking rocking chair that was heated by one's want to be comfortable, and ofcourse magic.
Harry walked around the dusty store casually, until he saw another familiar face with her nose in a book entitled 'Seer, Myth or Magic'. This ofcourse disconcerted Harry, but he was so taken aback at the very sight of her that he found it hard to breathe, he closed his eyes, trying to work up the courage to just say 'hello' to her.
He was ready, all of a sudden a shriek came from Hermione and she collapsed.
Harry, along with everyone else in the store ran toward Hermione, who was laying on the floor, shaking.
To be continued...