Chapter 02 Chats
When Harry woke up next morning, decided to see Hedwig and send a letter to Snuffles. He was sure that his Godfather would be very worried about him, and he hadn't seen his owl for a month.
After he changed his clothes and put in his robes, went to the Common Room and found Hermione there reading a book.
"Hi, Hermione." Said Harry going near her.
"Hey Harry, what are you doing so early here? It's only 7.00 A. M." Asked Hermione checking his watch.
"I'll go to the owlery to send a letter to Snuffles and see Hedwig. Want to come?" Asked Harry going to the portrait.
"Sure." Said the girl joining her friend in the way to the owlery.
"How was your summer?" Asked Harry meanwhile they walked.
"Bored and worried about you. When I heard about your disappearance, I almost had a heart attack form the worry!" Exclaimed Hermione.
"Sorry. I couldn't stand being there anymore. Specially after what Dumbledore did." Said Harry angrily.
"What are you talking about?" Asked confused Hermione when they were near their destination.
"Apart of cutting the mail of my house, Sending all my supplies to school and avoid me visiting the Alley this year, and making to be fired from my job? Nothing at all." Answered angrily Harry.
"He did what???" Asked furious Hermione.
"You heard it, don't make me repeat it. A week before my birthday I talked to him and threatened that if by my birthday I wasn't out of the Dursley's house, I would disappear from everywhere. You know what happened." Said Harry entering at the owlery.
Hedwig saw him and immediately flew and posed on his shoulder and nipped his ear with love.
"Hey girl, I missed you a lot too!" Said Harry petting his owl's head.
"It looks that she missed you too, Harry." Said with a smile Hermione.
"Yes. I need you to deliver a letter, ok?" Asked Harry knowing that the bird was anxious to do it.
Hedwig nodded happily and got ready to her mission.
Harry smiled and began to write the letter:
"Dear Snuffles,
I'm sure that you had been worried about me this month. Stop worrying. I'm at Hogwarts since yesterday.
I have good news for you: First I'm Prefect along with Ron and Hermione. Cool, eh? Second, I've been named the Captain of the Team. Great!
Is there any chance that we can talk each other face to face? I want to see you. If there is, send a reply with Hedwig as soon as possible.
With love,
Harry.
P.S.: I know that you asked me to stop using Hedwig delivering letters to you, but I haven't seen her in a month and if I used another owl to this one, she would be furious with me."
"Take it to Sirius, ok?" said Harry tying the letter to Hedwig's leg.
She nipped her finger and exited the owlery to do her mission.
"Let go to breakfast, Harry." Proposed Hermione after the owl was out of sight.
Harry nodded and both of them started to walk to the Hall in silence.
When they entered, they noticed that it was almost empty. There were few Ravenclaws, almost 10 at Hufflepuff's and the Slytherin table were empty.
Harry and Hermione sat near the end of the Gryffindor Table where a few thirds years were eating. Harry checked the high table, and saw that there were only McGonagall, Dumbledore and the new teacher, Arabella Figg.
"I've seen her before, but where?" Wondered to himself Harry. After a few moments, he asked Hermione: "Can I see your schedule of classes?"
"Sure, here it is." Answered the girl giving it to him.
"Herbology with Sprout . . . Charms with Flitwick . . . Defense all afternoon???" Asked Harry in disbelief reading it.
"Let me see it." Said Hermione checking it too. After she read it, said: "Weird. We've never had Defense all afternoon one day."
"I hope she isn't like Quirrell or Lockhart. It would be a disaster." Said Harry hoppingly eating a toast.
"I'm sure she's better than all of them, Harry. I don't think that Dumbledore would put someone without experience in that position again. After all that place is hexed, remember?" Said joking Hermione.
"You are right, Hermione." Said Harry laughing.
Before Hermione could say something else, the doors opened and entered four peoples.
"Great, just what I always wanted. See Fudge so early at the morning!" Said angrily Harry, recognizing one of them.
"How do you know that he wants to see you?" Asked curiously Hermione, recognizing the Minister of Magic too.
"I've been gone for a month of the Wizarding World, Hermione. I'm sure that the idiot of the Minister has been looking for me, just to prove that there is something he can do well." Explained ironically Harry.
"I guess you are right." Groaned Hermione, looking that Fudge was speaking in hushed voice to Dumbledore.
"Harry, come to my office, please." Said Dumbledore after a few minutes of chat with Fudge.
"I told you so." Said groaning Harry to Hermione, before he stood and followed the Headmaster to his office, with the Minister and his companions.
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"Good morning, Minister! How are you?" Asked Harry with a VERY fake smile.
"We want to know where have you been Mr. Potter. All of us have been worried since your disappearance. No one knew anything from you in a month." Answered worriedly Fudge.
"Like if you care about it." Thought Harry before answering: "Minister, I didn't tell my Headmaster, Deputy Headmistress and friends about it. What makes you think that I will do it now to you?" Asked as a matter of fact Harry.
"We have the right to know it. We must take care of the Under-aged wizards like you." Said Fudge seriously.
"Minister, I will tell you this only once. I don't care anything about the Ministry or your "care", like you said. I'm more than able to do it alone. What worries you, is what people would think of you if something happened to me." Said Harry flatly.
"Of course we worry about your security. We would take care of all wizards not just you." Said sweating and looking rather nervous the Minister.
"Bullshits." Said Harry looking to the eyes of Fudge, who began to sweat more nervous than ever.
"You don't have right to talk like that to Mr. Fudge! He's the Minister of Magic!" Exclaimed angrily a young woman, standing up to confront Harry.
"Look, Miss I-don't-care-who-the-hell-you-are, your beloved Minister said last year that I was "mentally unstable" and that I imagined things. So, Mr. Fudge, go to the hell. I can take care of myself very well without your help or the Ministry's. Good morning, I have classes to attend." Said Harry, exiting the Office slamming the door.
"I guess he told everything you needed to listen. Now leave the castle, please." Said Dumbledore, amused by what had happened before between Harry and Fudge.
"We'll see each other again, Dumbledore." Said Fudge angrily to the Headmaster, before leaving the Office with his companions.
"We'll see each other then, Cornelius." Said Dumbledore, when they exited the Office, with his eyes twinkling brightly.
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"Sorry, Professor Sprout I had to talk with the Headmaster." Said Harry when he entered the hothouse where he had Herbology that morning.
"Sit down, Potter. Professor McGonagall told me about it. Be partners with Miss Granger and Mr. Weasley please." Said Sprout smiling to Harry.
"What did Fudge need from you, Harry?" Asked Hermione when he sat down next to them.
"Nothing important, Hermione. He wanted to know where I have been the whole summer." Answered Harry, when they began to work with the flowers of that lesson.
"What did you say him?" asked Ron, doing the same that Harry.
"That he could go to the hell and that I don't need his help or the Ministry's." Said Harry with a smile.
"Well said, mate!" Said Ron chuckling at his friend's commentary.
"He's right. Well said, Harry!" Said Hermione smiling.
"I think the same." Said Harry and they went on working at silence till the end of the class.
Charm that day was boring. They learnt charms to the house, like how to clean things, cooking, etc. Harry and his friends found them really easy and they won 50 points to Gryffindor by the job done at the class.
When they went to lunch, Harry and his friends found the persons that they wanted to see less: Malfoy and his bodyguards, Crabbe y Goyle.
"Look what we have here, Potty decided to show his coward face again." Said smirking the blond Slytherin. His friends laughed too.
"Coward? Coward and stupid is your father, Draco. He kneels and kisses the robes of stupid people. I'm sure you're like him." Said Harry facing him.
"My father isn't coward, Potter. At least he's alive, not like yours." Said furious Malfoy.
None of them knew exactly how it happened, but one second later in the place where Malfoy was, now was a ferret pink who started to jump to the ceiling and the floor over and over again. And in replacement of Crabbe y Goyle, now were a monkey and a pig, both pinks too.
Ron and Hermione looked at Harry, and saw something that frightened them. His eyes were full of anger, coldness and were blazing in fury too. None of them had seen it in his eyes before.
Two minutes later the 3 Slytherin were back to their normal state again and were on the floor looking fearful to Harry.
"Make another comment like that one, Malfoy and you'll regret it all your life!" Said Harry furious.
Malfoy looked at him outraged and with fear too.
"Let's go to the Hall, guys." Proposed Hermione after a few seconds of silence.
"Malfoy, 100 points from Slytherin for insulting a Prefect." Said Harry showing his Badge.
"Two weeks of detention too." Said a stern voice from behind them.
The six turned their heads to see the angry face of McGonagall who didn't look happy about what she had heard.
"We'll go to lunch, Professor. Excuse us." Said Harry motioning to his friends to follow him.
"Go." Was the reply of the Head of Gryffindor to the three Prefects.
The three friends went and sat down in the Gryffindor Table without any word. Ron and Hermione felt that Harry wasn't in the mood to talk right now.
"Hey, Harry, when did you get it?" Asked cheerfully Dean when he sat down a few moments later near the trio.
"What are you talking about, Dean?" Asked confused Harry.
"What else, mate? The Panther!" Said Dean pointing Harry's left shoulder.
"Oh, that! I got it two weeks ago after a night to forget!" Said with a groan Harry.
"What are you two talking about?" Asked with curiosity Fred sitting near them and joining the chat.
"I have a tattoo on my left shoulder. It's a big Black Panther." Said Harry pulling up his sleeve and showing it to his friends.
The tattoo was a big Black Panther with green eyes like Harry's. It seemed that she was looking straight to you with the mouth open ready to bite you. The Tail was on the start of the shoulder and the Panther finished at the elbow. It was beautiful.
"Wow, it's beautiful Harry!" Said Katie impressed by it.
"Thanks." Said Harry pulling down the sleeve again.
"How did you get it?" asked Hermione impressed too.
"After getting drunk with a friend as crazy as I am. Every time I remember that night I have headaches." Groaned Harry. "YOU GOT DRUNK??" Exclaimed everybody who was listening his story.
"Let say that I lost the count after my six or seven bottle of beer." Said Harry with another groan.
"Why did you drink so much?" Asked with curiosity Alicia.
"I was working as DJ at a Muggle Disco. I was assistant of the principal DJ. My last night there, he convinced me to drink a little. I woke up two days later, with the Panther on the shoulder and a headache of the size of the castle." Said Harry laughing.
"You are a DJ?" Asked in surprise Hermione, Dean and Angelina at the same time.
"I worked four days as one. I learnt almost everything there. Before that I didn't know anything about how to do it." Said laughing Harry.
"What is a DG?" asked confused Ron, not understanding what his friends were talking about.
"DJ, Ron, it means Disk Jockey. They are who passes music at Muggle Dances and Discos." Explained Hermione.
"It was great, wasn't it?" Asked dean impressed by it.
"It depended of the night. The first two were quiet. Mostly because they were Thursday and Friday's. Saturday and Sunday's were a complete madness. I'll tell you. The guys of security took off people from the Disco all night. Most of them were drunk or with cuts or broken noses after fights." Said Harry with a smile.
"A beautiful tattoo, Harry." Said Dumbledore from behind the group.
"Thanks, Headmaster. I love it too." Said Harry smiling proudly.
"What he doesn't love is the night he got it, Professor." Laughed Fred. Everyone burst out in laughter, including Harry.
"Minerva told me something interesting about a certain pink ferret, a monkey and a pig. Do you know, by chance, anything about it?" Asked the Headmaster smiling to the trio.
"Us? Nothing!" Said at the same time the three friends putting their most innocent faces, specially Harry.
"I thought that." Said Dumbledore chuckling softly, before adding: "I hope it never happens again."
"Tell Malfoy to stop with that kind of comments. Because if he does it again, he won't like what would happen to him then." Said Harry seriously, before standing up and going out of the Hall.
"What did he say?" Asked confused Dumbledore to Ron and Hermione watching Harry exiting the Great hall.
"He insulted his parents." Said flatly Hermione, watching, along the others, Harry exiting the Hall too.
"What did he do??" Asked angrily Alicia.
"Malfoy began to disturb us and said that Harry was a coward. Harry told him that the coward was Malfoy's father. Then Malfoy said that his father wasn't one and that he was alive at difference of Harry's." Explained angrily Ron.
"Stupid git!" Said the twins furiously at the same time.
"Sorry, Professor Dumbledore." Said Fred apologizing to the Headmaster by their last phrase.
"I didn't hear anything, Mr. Weasley." Said the Headmaster smiling.
"It's the worst thing that someone can tell to Harry!" Said Alicia furious.
"What do you mean with that, Alicia?" Asked Dean, also angry by Malfoy's words toward his house mate.
"Insult the parents of an orphan is the worst thing you can do. They are sacred for all of them. Malfoy hit something big with that. I'll tell you." Explained Alicia to all his friends.
"And by the form that Harry lost his parents, of course he would be furious with that. If I were you Professor, I would take his words seriously, very seriously." Said Hermione understanding what her house mate said.
"I will, don't worry. This won't keep in this way. Please, stay with him if he needs someone to talk with. I'm sure he'll need it." Said Dumbledore to all the Gryffindors that had been talking with Harry.
"We will, sir." Said all of them at the same time, before going to their respective classes.
Dumbledore smiled to see the group before going to his office. He needed to speak with Snape seriously. Draco Malfoy was something, but if Harry fought with Severus it would end in a war surely. "I must stop that before it happens." Thought the old wizard before calling by the fireplace to the Head of the Slytherin House.
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After he exited the Hall, Harry went straight to the DADA classroom to wait the beginning of the class. Most of his fury was now gone and he was calm, but not all of it.
"You are early." Said a voice behind him, surprising Harry.
In a blink of the eyes he turned around with his wand ready to shoot a hex if he needed it. He calmed down when he saw that it was only Professor Figg entering the Classroom.
"Whoa, a little nervous, aren't we?" Asked the woman sitting in the chair next to her desk.
"You took me by surprise. Sorry." Apologized for the prefect a little embarrassed putting down his wand.
"No need. If I were you, probably I would be as ready as you. You surprised me too." Said Figg, meanwhile Harry took Marauder who reached in that moment and went to his master.
"Boy, I told you that I couldn't keep you in classes except Care of Magical Creatures." Said Harry petting his pet's head.
"What is his name?" Asked with curiosity the Professor.
"Marauder. I found him on my trip and I decided to keep him with me. Is there any problem if he stays? After all you love the cats, Mrs. Figg." Said Harry looking to her Professor directly at her eyes.
"You caught me, Harry. I'm your old Babysitter. Sorry that you had to pass all the hell with the Dursleys but I couldn't help you." Said embarrassed the Professor.
"Don't worry. Since this summer they are dead for me. I'd thank you if you don't name them again in my presence." Said seriously Harry petting Marauder, who purred softly.
"I can do it without any problems, I guess. And of course he can stay here at my classes." Said Figg laughing and pointing the little cat in Harry's hands.
"Thanks. A question: Why do we have DADA all afternoon? We usually have two hours by day." Asked Harry with curiosity.
"Dumbledore wants me to teach you very advanced things. In this way we have all day to practice it. The Patronus, which we'll begin today, isn't very easy to 15-year-old students, Harry. I have some troubles with it sometimes." Explained seriously the Professor.
"Hard at 15? Try to master it at 13." Said Harry laughing.
"You mastered it in your third year??" Asked in disbelief Professor Figg almost falling from her chair of the impression.
"Yep. After I fell from my broom at a Quidditch game when 100 Dementors came in the pitch, I asked professor Lupin to teach me it. Needed lots of practice and chocolate, but I did it at the end of the year." Said Harry proudly.
"Wow! I never expected to see someone so young to master a so complicated charm!" Said Figg smiling.
"I'm everything but normal, Professor!" Said Harry laughing.
"You are right in that!" Said Figg joining his laugh too.
Before any of them could say anything else, The rest of the students of fifth year of all the houses entered in the classroom and took seats. The room had been magically expanded to make possible give classes to the four houses at the same class.
"Welcome everyone to my first class with you! For this term we'll have this class the four houses together. Today I'll begin to teach you the Patronus Charm. Can anyone tell me about it?" Asked Professor Figg, when everyone was seated and paying attention to her.
Many hands were raised, of course Hermione was one of the people who raised it.
"Mr. Boot, right?" Asked Figg pointing to the fifth year student of Ravenclaw, after checking her list.
"Yes, Professor. The Patronus Charm is used against the Dementors and Lethifolds too. The form of it depends on the caster of the Charm." Answered Terry, very sure of what he said.
"It will be five points to Ravenclaw. Can anyone tell me something else about it?" Asked Figg to the rest of the class.
"To cast it you need to think on a happy memory. More happy the memories are, the charm will be better." Explained Harry adding his information to Boot's.
"That's the most important thing you have to know about this charm. It only works with happy memories. It fights against the happiness that the Dementors takes off from their victims. It will be five points to Gryffindor, Mr. Potter." Said the Professor to Harry.
"How do you cast it, Professor?" Asked Padma Patil, the twin sister of Parvati.
"The incantation is "Expecto Patronum". Today we'll begin to practice it and see if we can realize what form is yours." Explained the Professor, before she began to explain things and everybody took notes of what she said.
The only one who didn't need the notes was Harry. He knew how to do it, and what Figg was explaining was a little useless to him in that moment.
"Harry, could you give a demonstration of yours? Like I said, mine isn't very good." Said Arabella to Harry sheepishly.
"Sure, no problem. Any target or I'll do it against the wall?" Asked Harry beginning to think in a memory to cast the charm.
"The wall will be fine for now. I don't want to put everybody against a Dementor now. It doesn't matter if it is a fake one. It's dangerous." Explained seriously Figg.
After that everybody finished taking notes, Figg began to speak again: "In this class there is someone who casts it very well and he'll show us his Patronus. Harry?" Explained the Professor.
"Expecto Patronum!" Cried Harry concentrating in his memory.
What happened next shocked everybody at the class, including Ron and Hermione who had seen it before and knew the form of Harry's Patronus.
This time from the wand didn't exit the Stag alone as always. A few moments after it, appeared a big wolf and later a big dog, who ran along the stag around the classroom.
"Hermione, are you thinking the same that I do?" Asked in awe Ron looking at the three Patronus of his friend.
"Prongs, Moony and Padfoot! The three of them are his Patronus! Wait till Snuffles and Remus listen this!" Answered Hermione in awe too, by what she had seen.
"Miss Granger, go and fetch the Headmaster a moment please! He must see this!" Said shocked Figg.
"Is normal to have three forms in a Patronus, Professor?" Asked Hannah Abbott when Hermione went to look for Dumbledore.
"Miss Abbott, this is the first time in my life that I see something like this!" Exclaimed Figg still in shock with what she had seen.
"Did you call, Arabella?" Said the Headmaster when he and Hermione entered in the Classroom a few minutes later.
"You must see this Albus, believe me that you must!" Said the Professor to Dumbledore, before telling to the student: "Harry, do it again, please."
"Ok. Expecto Patronum!" Cried Harry and the three animals appeared again from his wand.
Dumbledore's jaw dropped to the floor by the surprise and shock. He had seen Harry's Patronus before but he never expected this.
"Impressive, eh?" Said Harry jokingly to the Headmaster.
"You can tell that with security, Harry!" Exclaimed Dumbledore when he recovered from the shock.
"Thanks, I love it too." Said Harry smiling broadly.
"Arabella, if you don't mind I need to talk to Mr. Potter in private. I'll try to make him return before the end of the class." Said Dumbledore to the DADA Professor.
"Don't worry, Albus. He's the one who needs less practice in this school of the charm at all!" Exclaimed Arabella.
"Come with me, Harry." Said Dumbledore leading the student out of the classroom.
"It shocked you, didn't it?" Asked Harry laughing when they were walking.
"In all my years at this school I've seen many things, but nothing like that! When did you transform your old Patronus to that one?" Asked Dumbledore reaching to the gargoyle of his office.
"Part of my summer's training." Explained flatly the Prefect when they reached to the office's door.
Harry and Dumbledore entered, and the student was engulfed instantly in a bear hug from Sirius, who had a stern look at his face. With him was Remus, who had the same look.
"Sirius . . . I . . . need . . . to . . . breath!" Cried Harry trying to escape from the hug without very much success.
"Sorry. Do you have any idea of the worry I had this month, young boy?" Asked angrily the convict. "Ask Dumbledore the reason of my escape from Dursley's house." Said flatly Harry pointing the Headmaster.
"Let's drop that matter, please." Said Dumbledore uncomfortably.
"If you wish." Said Harry.
"Where have you been this whole time?" Asked still angry Sirius.
"Sirius, that question was asked by the Headmaster, Deputy Headmistress also Godmother, I must add, my house mates and the Minister of Magic. None of them got the answer, what makes you think that I will tell it to you?" Asked jokingly Harry.
"It means I won't get it?" Asked Sirius seriously.
"Nope." Was the only answer of Harry.
"What happened with Arabella that you were called, Albus?" Asked with curiosity Remus to the Headmaster.
"Harry had made a few . . . changes in his Patronus that shocked everybody." Explained smiling the Headmaster to the former DADA teacher and student.
"What do you mean with changes?" Asked Sirius and Remus at the same time.
"Show them, Harry." Said Dumbledore to the student.
"Expecto Patronum!" Cried Harry pulling up his wand and concentrating to create the Patronus.
When the three animals disappeared from sight the two adults had their jaws dropped to the maximum of the capacity. Both looked shocked and surprised with the change.
"Is that what I think, Harry?" asked Remus after recovering from the shock.
"Yes, it is." Said smiling Harry.
"What do you mean?" Asked Sirius in confusion.
"Sirius, Harry's Patronus are you, me and James in our Animagus Forms!" Exclaimed Remus.
"That's right, my dear professor." Said Harry smiling.
"Are you kidding??" Asked shocked Sirius.
"He's a little slow thinking about things, isn't he?" Asked laughing Harry referring to his Godfather.
"You don't see a Patronus like that every day!" Exclaimed Sirius.
"Like I said: I'm everything but normal, my dear Padfoot!" Said Harry laughing.
"When did you change your old Patronus to that one, Harry? The one I taught you was only James, not the three of us!" Exclaimed curious Remus.
"You taught Harry the Patronus at third year?" Asked in shock Sirius.
"Well, after the Dementors caused him to fall from his broom, he asked me to teach him a defense against them. And I remind you, Sirius, that if I hadn't done it, now you would be worse than dead. He saved your life that night." Explained the former teacher to his friend.
"Ok." Said Sirius still shocked by the news.
"The only answer you will get from me is that it's part of my summer's training." Said Harry seriously.
"What is that training?" Asked with curiosity Sirius.
"That, Padfoot, it's for me to know and you to find out!" Said jokingly and in a mysterious tone Harry.
"Harry, why don't you show your new "addition"? The one that I saw this morning." Asked smiling Dumbledore.
"You must be crazy! Do you want to Sirius to suffer a heart attack with that?" Asked Harry in shock by the proposal.
"What addition?" Asked Sirius and Remus at the same time.
"None of your business!" Cried Harry.
"Come on, Harry! You said you loved it and that it was beautiful too." Said Dumbledore chuckling. "Did you lose your mind?" Asked Harry thinking in the possibility that it was true.
"What are you two talking about??" Asked concerned Sirius looking from his godson to his former Headmaster.
"Harry has a new . . . thing, it seems that he doesn't want to show it to you." Explained Dumbledore with twinkling eyes.
"What is it?" Asked anxiously the former Marauders.
"If you dare to tell them, you'll regret it!" Threatened Harry to the Headmaster.
Before any of the could say anything else, there was a knock on the door. Sirius immediately transformed to the big black dog by security.
"Come in!" Called the Headmaster.
Professor McGonagall entered in the room, holding Marauder in her arms. The cat jumped immediately from her arms to his master's lap.
"He was outside, so I thought you would be here." Said the Head of Gryffindor to her Godson, meanwhile Sirius transformed himself again.
"I guess I forgot to take him with me when I exited the Classroom. Thank Professor." Said Harry petting the cat's head.
"Minerva, do you know what is Harry's new addition? He doesn't want to tell us about it." Said Remus petting Marauder's head too.
"I'll tell you the same that I said to Dumbledore: You tell them, and you'll regret it!" Threatened Harry to his godmother.
"He has the right to tell you or not, Remus. I'm still shocked by it." Said McGonagall chuckling. Then she asked sternly: "Shouldn't you be at Defense right now?"
"He doesn't need it, Minerva! You should see his Patronus!" Exclaimed Sirius.
"Excuse me?" Asked surprised the Professor.
"You'll see what they mean. Expecto Patronum!" Cried Harry concentrating on a happy memory again to cast his Patronus once more.
Her expression was the same that the others. Her eyes widened and her mouth opened completely by shock after seeing the three animals.
"It's really impressive, isn't it, Minerva?" Asked chuckling Dumbledore.
"You could tell it! You never cease to surprise this year, Harry!" Said McGonagall smiling proudly to her godson.
"He should be another prankster and Animagus, and he would be just like James!" said Remus laughing.
"Who said that I'm not one?" Asked mysteriously the Prefect.
"Prankster or Animagus?" Asked the adults at the same time.
"Actually I'm both of them." Said with an evil smile Harry.
"What animal are you?" Asked with curiosity McGonagall and Sirius at the same time.
"That's for me to know and you to find out, my dear Godparents!" Said laughing Harry.
"When shall we know it?" Asked McGonagall with a stern look.
"When do I have classes with you again?" Asked Harry to his Godmother.
"Monday after lunch." Said the Head of Gryffindor remembering the schedule of the Gryffindor's fifth year.
"In that class you'll find out one of them. Not all of my forms." Said mysteriously Harry.
"How many forms do you have???" Asked all the adults in shock.
"A few." Answered Harry with a smile.
"A few?" Asked Sirius with shock.
"Yes, a few." Was the only reply from his Godson.
"Could you elaborate a little more the answer?" Asked Dumbledore with a smile.
"No." Answered laughing Harry. Then, checking his watch, added: "If you'll excuse me, I'll go to dinner. I'm starving!"
"Go. Before I forget, Remus and I will be at the corridor of the third floor from next Wednesday. You, Ron and Hermione are allowed to visit us whenever you want." Said Sirius smiling.
"The corridor that was forbidden in my first year?" Asked Harry, this time to Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"The same one, Harry." Answered the Headmaster.
"See you then." Said Harry exiting the office.
When he was gone, Sirius asked to Dumbledore: "What is his new addition?"
"He'll tell you soon." Said the Headmaster smiling to his former students, before both of them went out of the office too.
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When Harry reached to the Hall, his friends were talking animatedly. He slipped in a chair between Ron and Hermione and joined their chat.
"Harry, is it true about your Patronus?" Asked in disbelief Alicia when he sat down.
"Yes, three forms: a stag, a dog and a wolf." Answered Harry with a smile meanwhile he served dinner in his plate.
"I don't even know my form and you have three!" Exclaimed Katie in shock.
"You don't master it since your third year, Katie. I do." Said Harry with proud.
"You mean that you master one of the most complicated charms since you are 13 years old???" Asked in shock the three Quidditch chasers.
"Yep." Was Harry's reply.
"I can't believe it, man!" Said Alicia with a little of jealousy.
"Why is it so special the Patronus Charm?" Asked Ginny joining their chat.
"Ginny, many adult wizards have troubles with it! And Harry mastered it in his third year!" Exclaimed Katie still in shock with the news.
"Like I usually say, my dear Katie, I'm everything but normal! After all I'm the only survivor to the Avada Kedavra, I speak Parsel tongue and I won a Tri Wizard Tournament as a fourth year! Everything is possible with me!" Said Harry laughing.
"You are right in that Harry!" Said laughing Alicia.
"You have the three forms since your third year?" Asked with curiosity Fred joining the chat of his friends.
"Nope, my original one was the stag alone. This summer I trained a little some of my . . . abilities and made it by three." Said mysteriously Harry.
"What abilities?" Asked the group at the same time.
"You'll find out someday." Was the flat answer from the Prefect, saying clearly that he would not talk about them.
"Why those forms? I mean why a stag, a wolf and a dog?" Asked Angelina, receiving clearly, along the others of the group, the message.
"It's due to some rather . . . personal reason." Said Harry with a smile.
"And they are . . . " Said Fred with a questioning look to his teammate.
"It's for me to know and you to find out, my dear clown!" Said Harry laughing.
"I'm not a clown!" Said Fred, making like he was hurt by the commentary.
"Yes, you are one!" Said laughing Harry throwing him a piece of food.
"You'll regret that, my friend!" Said Fred while he threw back some food too.
Soon all the group was throwing food to each other laughing. Not more than two minutes later the whole table joined the fight.
"FOODS FIGHT!!" Yelled someone and instantly the havoc started in the Great Hall.
Ron and Harry began to throw food, magically enchanted, to all the people at the Slytherin Table. The Chasers started a war against the Ravenclaw Table. Hermione and the twins began one against the Hufflepuff Table.
Soon the four Tables were in the fight against the others. All the people were laughing. Meanwhile, they fought the crazy war that had began at the Gryffindor Table. Harry decided to change his target and enchanted a bowl of tomato salad and threw it against Dumbledore, hitting him between his eyes. Ron followed his example and did the same against Snape.
Both friends look at each other and cried at unison: "GET THE TEACHERS!!!"
The war instantly changed of targets and now all the Professors became it: Harry hit his Godmother with a cake on her face, someone hit Sprout with ice-cream, Flitwick was hit with a pie too. Every Professor began to contra attack the student's food but failed miserably.
Harry decided to attack the headmaster again with ice-cream this time. Dumbledore, who cleaned himself from the salad, looked straight to Harry's eyes, like saying "You do it, and Sirius will know about your addition."
The Prefect received the message clearly and hit Trelawney, instead of Dumbledore.
The war lasted almost 20 minutes, before the teacher could stop it and send everybody to their dormitories. All of the students and Professors had food in their robes.
"It was great! I've never had so much fun at school, mate!" Said Fred to Harry laughing in the way to the Gryffindor Tower.
"You are right in that, my dear clown!" Said Harry laughing and cleaning his robes of food.
"Of course, my dear friend and clown too!" Said Fred bursting out in laughter, along the group that started the big food fight.
"I knew that I was a clown since I decided to do what I did last year with you and your brother! No one in his senses would do it never!" Said Harry laughing really hard when they reached the portrait of the Tower.
"Phoenix Song." Said Alicia and everybody entered at the Common Room.
"I'll go to bed! See you all tomorrow!" Said Harry going to his dormitory.
"I'll go too!" Said the others at the same time, going to the stairs that went to the boys and girls dormitories.
After Harry put in his pj's he went to the bed and fell asleep instantly, with a thought in his mind: "The Marauders will be back to rule and cause havoc at this school once again!"
When Harry woke up next morning, decided to see Hedwig and send a letter to Snuffles. He was sure that his Godfather would be very worried about him, and he hadn't seen his owl for a month.
After he changed his clothes and put in his robes, went to the Common Room and found Hermione there reading a book.
"Hi, Hermione." Said Harry going near her.
"Hey Harry, what are you doing so early here? It's only 7.00 A. M." Asked Hermione checking his watch.
"I'll go to the owlery to send a letter to Snuffles and see Hedwig. Want to come?" Asked Harry going to the portrait.
"Sure." Said the girl joining her friend in the way to the owlery.
"How was your summer?" Asked Harry meanwhile they walked.
"Bored and worried about you. When I heard about your disappearance, I almost had a heart attack form the worry!" Exclaimed Hermione.
"Sorry. I couldn't stand being there anymore. Specially after what Dumbledore did." Said Harry angrily.
"What are you talking about?" Asked confused Hermione when they were near their destination.
"Apart of cutting the mail of my house, Sending all my supplies to school and avoid me visiting the Alley this year, and making to be fired from my job? Nothing at all." Answered angrily Harry.
"He did what???" Asked furious Hermione.
"You heard it, don't make me repeat it. A week before my birthday I talked to him and threatened that if by my birthday I wasn't out of the Dursley's house, I would disappear from everywhere. You know what happened." Said Harry entering at the owlery.
Hedwig saw him and immediately flew and posed on his shoulder and nipped his ear with love.
"Hey girl, I missed you a lot too!" Said Harry petting his owl's head.
"It looks that she missed you too, Harry." Said with a smile Hermione.
"Yes. I need you to deliver a letter, ok?" Asked Harry knowing that the bird was anxious to do it.
Hedwig nodded happily and got ready to her mission.
Harry smiled and began to write the letter:
"Dear Snuffles,
I'm sure that you had been worried about me this month. Stop worrying. I'm at Hogwarts since yesterday.
I have good news for you: First I'm Prefect along with Ron and Hermione. Cool, eh? Second, I've been named the Captain of the Team. Great!
Is there any chance that we can talk each other face to face? I want to see you. If there is, send a reply with Hedwig as soon as possible.
With love,
Harry.
P.S.: I know that you asked me to stop using Hedwig delivering letters to you, but I haven't seen her in a month and if I used another owl to this one, she would be furious with me."
"Take it to Sirius, ok?" said Harry tying the letter to Hedwig's leg.
She nipped her finger and exited the owlery to do her mission.
"Let go to breakfast, Harry." Proposed Hermione after the owl was out of sight.
Harry nodded and both of them started to walk to the Hall in silence.
When they entered, they noticed that it was almost empty. There were few Ravenclaws, almost 10 at Hufflepuff's and the Slytherin table were empty.
Harry and Hermione sat near the end of the Gryffindor Table where a few thirds years were eating. Harry checked the high table, and saw that there were only McGonagall, Dumbledore and the new teacher, Arabella Figg.
"I've seen her before, but where?" Wondered to himself Harry. After a few moments, he asked Hermione: "Can I see your schedule of classes?"
"Sure, here it is." Answered the girl giving it to him.
"Herbology with Sprout . . . Charms with Flitwick . . . Defense all afternoon???" Asked Harry in disbelief reading it.
"Let me see it." Said Hermione checking it too. After she read it, said: "Weird. We've never had Defense all afternoon one day."
"I hope she isn't like Quirrell or Lockhart. It would be a disaster." Said Harry hoppingly eating a toast.
"I'm sure she's better than all of them, Harry. I don't think that Dumbledore would put someone without experience in that position again. After all that place is hexed, remember?" Said joking Hermione.
"You are right, Hermione." Said Harry laughing.
Before Hermione could say something else, the doors opened and entered four peoples.
"Great, just what I always wanted. See Fudge so early at the morning!" Said angrily Harry, recognizing one of them.
"How do you know that he wants to see you?" Asked curiously Hermione, recognizing the Minister of Magic too.
"I've been gone for a month of the Wizarding World, Hermione. I'm sure that the idiot of the Minister has been looking for me, just to prove that there is something he can do well." Explained ironically Harry.
"I guess you are right." Groaned Hermione, looking that Fudge was speaking in hushed voice to Dumbledore.
"Harry, come to my office, please." Said Dumbledore after a few minutes of chat with Fudge.
"I told you so." Said groaning Harry to Hermione, before he stood and followed the Headmaster to his office, with the Minister and his companions.
****
"Good morning, Minister! How are you?" Asked Harry with a VERY fake smile.
"We want to know where have you been Mr. Potter. All of us have been worried since your disappearance. No one knew anything from you in a month." Answered worriedly Fudge.
"Like if you care about it." Thought Harry before answering: "Minister, I didn't tell my Headmaster, Deputy Headmistress and friends about it. What makes you think that I will do it now to you?" Asked as a matter of fact Harry.
"We have the right to know it. We must take care of the Under-aged wizards like you." Said Fudge seriously.
"Minister, I will tell you this only once. I don't care anything about the Ministry or your "care", like you said. I'm more than able to do it alone. What worries you, is what people would think of you if something happened to me." Said Harry flatly.
"Of course we worry about your security. We would take care of all wizards not just you." Said sweating and looking rather nervous the Minister.
"Bullshits." Said Harry looking to the eyes of Fudge, who began to sweat more nervous than ever.
"You don't have right to talk like that to Mr. Fudge! He's the Minister of Magic!" Exclaimed angrily a young woman, standing up to confront Harry.
"Look, Miss I-don't-care-who-the-hell-you-are, your beloved Minister said last year that I was "mentally unstable" and that I imagined things. So, Mr. Fudge, go to the hell. I can take care of myself very well without your help or the Ministry's. Good morning, I have classes to attend." Said Harry, exiting the Office slamming the door.
"I guess he told everything you needed to listen. Now leave the castle, please." Said Dumbledore, amused by what had happened before between Harry and Fudge.
"We'll see each other again, Dumbledore." Said Fudge angrily to the Headmaster, before leaving the Office with his companions.
"We'll see each other then, Cornelius." Said Dumbledore, when they exited the Office, with his eyes twinkling brightly.
****
"Sorry, Professor Sprout I had to talk with the Headmaster." Said Harry when he entered the hothouse where he had Herbology that morning.
"Sit down, Potter. Professor McGonagall told me about it. Be partners with Miss Granger and Mr. Weasley please." Said Sprout smiling to Harry.
"What did Fudge need from you, Harry?" Asked Hermione when he sat down next to them.
"Nothing important, Hermione. He wanted to know where I have been the whole summer." Answered Harry, when they began to work with the flowers of that lesson.
"What did you say him?" asked Ron, doing the same that Harry.
"That he could go to the hell and that I don't need his help or the Ministry's." Said Harry with a smile.
"Well said, mate!" Said Ron chuckling at his friend's commentary.
"He's right. Well said, Harry!" Said Hermione smiling.
"I think the same." Said Harry and they went on working at silence till the end of the class.
Charm that day was boring. They learnt charms to the house, like how to clean things, cooking, etc. Harry and his friends found them really easy and they won 50 points to Gryffindor by the job done at the class.
When they went to lunch, Harry and his friends found the persons that they wanted to see less: Malfoy and his bodyguards, Crabbe y Goyle.
"Look what we have here, Potty decided to show his coward face again." Said smirking the blond Slytherin. His friends laughed too.
"Coward? Coward and stupid is your father, Draco. He kneels and kisses the robes of stupid people. I'm sure you're like him." Said Harry facing him.
"My father isn't coward, Potter. At least he's alive, not like yours." Said furious Malfoy.
None of them knew exactly how it happened, but one second later in the place where Malfoy was, now was a ferret pink who started to jump to the ceiling and the floor over and over again. And in replacement of Crabbe y Goyle, now were a monkey and a pig, both pinks too.
Ron and Hermione looked at Harry, and saw something that frightened them. His eyes were full of anger, coldness and were blazing in fury too. None of them had seen it in his eyes before.
Two minutes later the 3 Slytherin were back to their normal state again and were on the floor looking fearful to Harry.
"Make another comment like that one, Malfoy and you'll regret it all your life!" Said Harry furious.
Malfoy looked at him outraged and with fear too.
"Let's go to the Hall, guys." Proposed Hermione after a few seconds of silence.
"Malfoy, 100 points from Slytherin for insulting a Prefect." Said Harry showing his Badge.
"Two weeks of detention too." Said a stern voice from behind them.
The six turned their heads to see the angry face of McGonagall who didn't look happy about what she had heard.
"We'll go to lunch, Professor. Excuse us." Said Harry motioning to his friends to follow him.
"Go." Was the reply of the Head of Gryffindor to the three Prefects.
The three friends went and sat down in the Gryffindor Table without any word. Ron and Hermione felt that Harry wasn't in the mood to talk right now.
"Hey, Harry, when did you get it?" Asked cheerfully Dean when he sat down a few moments later near the trio.
"What are you talking about, Dean?" Asked confused Harry.
"What else, mate? The Panther!" Said Dean pointing Harry's left shoulder.
"Oh, that! I got it two weeks ago after a night to forget!" Said with a groan Harry.
"What are you two talking about?" Asked with curiosity Fred sitting near them and joining the chat.
"I have a tattoo on my left shoulder. It's a big Black Panther." Said Harry pulling up his sleeve and showing it to his friends.
The tattoo was a big Black Panther with green eyes like Harry's. It seemed that she was looking straight to you with the mouth open ready to bite you. The Tail was on the start of the shoulder and the Panther finished at the elbow. It was beautiful.
"Wow, it's beautiful Harry!" Said Katie impressed by it.
"Thanks." Said Harry pulling down the sleeve again.
"How did you get it?" asked Hermione impressed too.
"After getting drunk with a friend as crazy as I am. Every time I remember that night I have headaches." Groaned Harry. "YOU GOT DRUNK??" Exclaimed everybody who was listening his story.
"Let say that I lost the count after my six or seven bottle of beer." Said Harry with another groan.
"Why did you drink so much?" Asked with curiosity Alicia.
"I was working as DJ at a Muggle Disco. I was assistant of the principal DJ. My last night there, he convinced me to drink a little. I woke up two days later, with the Panther on the shoulder and a headache of the size of the castle." Said Harry laughing.
"You are a DJ?" Asked in surprise Hermione, Dean and Angelina at the same time.
"I worked four days as one. I learnt almost everything there. Before that I didn't know anything about how to do it." Said laughing Harry.
"What is a DG?" asked confused Ron, not understanding what his friends were talking about.
"DJ, Ron, it means Disk Jockey. They are who passes music at Muggle Dances and Discos." Explained Hermione.
"It was great, wasn't it?" Asked dean impressed by it.
"It depended of the night. The first two were quiet. Mostly because they were Thursday and Friday's. Saturday and Sunday's were a complete madness. I'll tell you. The guys of security took off people from the Disco all night. Most of them were drunk or with cuts or broken noses after fights." Said Harry with a smile.
"A beautiful tattoo, Harry." Said Dumbledore from behind the group.
"Thanks, Headmaster. I love it too." Said Harry smiling proudly.
"What he doesn't love is the night he got it, Professor." Laughed Fred. Everyone burst out in laughter, including Harry.
"Minerva told me something interesting about a certain pink ferret, a monkey and a pig. Do you know, by chance, anything about it?" Asked the Headmaster smiling to the trio.
"Us? Nothing!" Said at the same time the three friends putting their most innocent faces, specially Harry.
"I thought that." Said Dumbledore chuckling softly, before adding: "I hope it never happens again."
"Tell Malfoy to stop with that kind of comments. Because if he does it again, he won't like what would happen to him then." Said Harry seriously, before standing up and going out of the Hall.
"What did he say?" Asked confused Dumbledore to Ron and Hermione watching Harry exiting the Great hall.
"He insulted his parents." Said flatly Hermione, watching, along the others, Harry exiting the Hall too.
"What did he do??" Asked angrily Alicia.
"Malfoy began to disturb us and said that Harry was a coward. Harry told him that the coward was Malfoy's father. Then Malfoy said that his father wasn't one and that he was alive at difference of Harry's." Explained angrily Ron.
"Stupid git!" Said the twins furiously at the same time.
"Sorry, Professor Dumbledore." Said Fred apologizing to the Headmaster by their last phrase.
"I didn't hear anything, Mr. Weasley." Said the Headmaster smiling.
"It's the worst thing that someone can tell to Harry!" Said Alicia furious.
"What do you mean with that, Alicia?" Asked Dean, also angry by Malfoy's words toward his house mate.
"Insult the parents of an orphan is the worst thing you can do. They are sacred for all of them. Malfoy hit something big with that. I'll tell you." Explained Alicia to all his friends.
"And by the form that Harry lost his parents, of course he would be furious with that. If I were you Professor, I would take his words seriously, very seriously." Said Hermione understanding what her house mate said.
"I will, don't worry. This won't keep in this way. Please, stay with him if he needs someone to talk with. I'm sure he'll need it." Said Dumbledore to all the Gryffindors that had been talking with Harry.
"We will, sir." Said all of them at the same time, before going to their respective classes.
Dumbledore smiled to see the group before going to his office. He needed to speak with Snape seriously. Draco Malfoy was something, but if Harry fought with Severus it would end in a war surely. "I must stop that before it happens." Thought the old wizard before calling by the fireplace to the Head of the Slytherin House.
****
After he exited the Hall, Harry went straight to the DADA classroom to wait the beginning of the class. Most of his fury was now gone and he was calm, but not all of it.
"You are early." Said a voice behind him, surprising Harry.
In a blink of the eyes he turned around with his wand ready to shoot a hex if he needed it. He calmed down when he saw that it was only Professor Figg entering the Classroom.
"Whoa, a little nervous, aren't we?" Asked the woman sitting in the chair next to her desk.
"You took me by surprise. Sorry." Apologized for the prefect a little embarrassed putting down his wand.
"No need. If I were you, probably I would be as ready as you. You surprised me too." Said Figg, meanwhile Harry took Marauder who reached in that moment and went to his master.
"Boy, I told you that I couldn't keep you in classes except Care of Magical Creatures." Said Harry petting his pet's head.
"What is his name?" Asked with curiosity the Professor.
"Marauder. I found him on my trip and I decided to keep him with me. Is there any problem if he stays? After all you love the cats, Mrs. Figg." Said Harry looking to her Professor directly at her eyes.
"You caught me, Harry. I'm your old Babysitter. Sorry that you had to pass all the hell with the Dursleys but I couldn't help you." Said embarrassed the Professor.
"Don't worry. Since this summer they are dead for me. I'd thank you if you don't name them again in my presence." Said seriously Harry petting Marauder, who purred softly.
"I can do it without any problems, I guess. And of course he can stay here at my classes." Said Figg laughing and pointing the little cat in Harry's hands.
"Thanks. A question: Why do we have DADA all afternoon? We usually have two hours by day." Asked Harry with curiosity.
"Dumbledore wants me to teach you very advanced things. In this way we have all day to practice it. The Patronus, which we'll begin today, isn't very easy to 15-year-old students, Harry. I have some troubles with it sometimes." Explained seriously the Professor.
"Hard at 15? Try to master it at 13." Said Harry laughing.
"You mastered it in your third year??" Asked in disbelief Professor Figg almost falling from her chair of the impression.
"Yep. After I fell from my broom at a Quidditch game when 100 Dementors came in the pitch, I asked professor Lupin to teach me it. Needed lots of practice and chocolate, but I did it at the end of the year." Said Harry proudly.
"Wow! I never expected to see someone so young to master a so complicated charm!" Said Figg smiling.
"I'm everything but normal, Professor!" Said Harry laughing.
"You are right in that!" Said Figg joining his laugh too.
Before any of them could say anything else, The rest of the students of fifth year of all the houses entered in the classroom and took seats. The room had been magically expanded to make possible give classes to the four houses at the same class.
"Welcome everyone to my first class with you! For this term we'll have this class the four houses together. Today I'll begin to teach you the Patronus Charm. Can anyone tell me about it?" Asked Professor Figg, when everyone was seated and paying attention to her.
Many hands were raised, of course Hermione was one of the people who raised it.
"Mr. Boot, right?" Asked Figg pointing to the fifth year student of Ravenclaw, after checking her list.
"Yes, Professor. The Patronus Charm is used against the Dementors and Lethifolds too. The form of it depends on the caster of the Charm." Answered Terry, very sure of what he said.
"It will be five points to Ravenclaw. Can anyone tell me something else about it?" Asked Figg to the rest of the class.
"To cast it you need to think on a happy memory. More happy the memories are, the charm will be better." Explained Harry adding his information to Boot's.
"That's the most important thing you have to know about this charm. It only works with happy memories. It fights against the happiness that the Dementors takes off from their victims. It will be five points to Gryffindor, Mr. Potter." Said the Professor to Harry.
"How do you cast it, Professor?" Asked Padma Patil, the twin sister of Parvati.
"The incantation is "Expecto Patronum". Today we'll begin to practice it and see if we can realize what form is yours." Explained the Professor, before she began to explain things and everybody took notes of what she said.
The only one who didn't need the notes was Harry. He knew how to do it, and what Figg was explaining was a little useless to him in that moment.
"Harry, could you give a demonstration of yours? Like I said, mine isn't very good." Said Arabella to Harry sheepishly.
"Sure, no problem. Any target or I'll do it against the wall?" Asked Harry beginning to think in a memory to cast the charm.
"The wall will be fine for now. I don't want to put everybody against a Dementor now. It doesn't matter if it is a fake one. It's dangerous." Explained seriously Figg.
After that everybody finished taking notes, Figg began to speak again: "In this class there is someone who casts it very well and he'll show us his Patronus. Harry?" Explained the Professor.
"Expecto Patronum!" Cried Harry concentrating in his memory.
What happened next shocked everybody at the class, including Ron and Hermione who had seen it before and knew the form of Harry's Patronus.
This time from the wand didn't exit the Stag alone as always. A few moments after it, appeared a big wolf and later a big dog, who ran along the stag around the classroom.
"Hermione, are you thinking the same that I do?" Asked in awe Ron looking at the three Patronus of his friend.
"Prongs, Moony and Padfoot! The three of them are his Patronus! Wait till Snuffles and Remus listen this!" Answered Hermione in awe too, by what she had seen.
"Miss Granger, go and fetch the Headmaster a moment please! He must see this!" Said shocked Figg.
"Is normal to have three forms in a Patronus, Professor?" Asked Hannah Abbott when Hermione went to look for Dumbledore.
"Miss Abbott, this is the first time in my life that I see something like this!" Exclaimed Figg still in shock with what she had seen.
"Did you call, Arabella?" Said the Headmaster when he and Hermione entered in the Classroom a few minutes later.
"You must see this Albus, believe me that you must!" Said the Professor to Dumbledore, before telling to the student: "Harry, do it again, please."
"Ok. Expecto Patronum!" Cried Harry and the three animals appeared again from his wand.
Dumbledore's jaw dropped to the floor by the surprise and shock. He had seen Harry's Patronus before but he never expected this.
"Impressive, eh?" Said Harry jokingly to the Headmaster.
"You can tell that with security, Harry!" Exclaimed Dumbledore when he recovered from the shock.
"Thanks, I love it too." Said Harry smiling broadly.
"Arabella, if you don't mind I need to talk to Mr. Potter in private. I'll try to make him return before the end of the class." Said Dumbledore to the DADA Professor.
"Don't worry, Albus. He's the one who needs less practice in this school of the charm at all!" Exclaimed Arabella.
"Come with me, Harry." Said Dumbledore leading the student out of the classroom.
"It shocked you, didn't it?" Asked Harry laughing when they were walking.
"In all my years at this school I've seen many things, but nothing like that! When did you transform your old Patronus to that one?" Asked Dumbledore reaching to the gargoyle of his office.
"Part of my summer's training." Explained flatly the Prefect when they reached to the office's door.
Harry and Dumbledore entered, and the student was engulfed instantly in a bear hug from Sirius, who had a stern look at his face. With him was Remus, who had the same look.
"Sirius . . . I . . . need . . . to . . . breath!" Cried Harry trying to escape from the hug without very much success.
"Sorry. Do you have any idea of the worry I had this month, young boy?" Asked angrily the convict. "Ask Dumbledore the reason of my escape from Dursley's house." Said flatly Harry pointing the Headmaster.
"Let's drop that matter, please." Said Dumbledore uncomfortably.
"If you wish." Said Harry.
"Where have you been this whole time?" Asked still angry Sirius.
"Sirius, that question was asked by the Headmaster, Deputy Headmistress also Godmother, I must add, my house mates and the Minister of Magic. None of them got the answer, what makes you think that I will tell it to you?" Asked jokingly Harry.
"It means I won't get it?" Asked Sirius seriously.
"Nope." Was the only answer of Harry.
"What happened with Arabella that you were called, Albus?" Asked with curiosity Remus to the Headmaster.
"Harry had made a few . . . changes in his Patronus that shocked everybody." Explained smiling the Headmaster to the former DADA teacher and student.
"What do you mean with changes?" Asked Sirius and Remus at the same time.
"Show them, Harry." Said Dumbledore to the student.
"Expecto Patronum!" Cried Harry pulling up his wand and concentrating to create the Patronus.
When the three animals disappeared from sight the two adults had their jaws dropped to the maximum of the capacity. Both looked shocked and surprised with the change.
"Is that what I think, Harry?" asked Remus after recovering from the shock.
"Yes, it is." Said smiling Harry.
"What do you mean?" Asked Sirius in confusion.
"Sirius, Harry's Patronus are you, me and James in our Animagus Forms!" Exclaimed Remus.
"That's right, my dear professor." Said Harry smiling.
"Are you kidding??" Asked shocked Sirius.
"He's a little slow thinking about things, isn't he?" Asked laughing Harry referring to his Godfather.
"You don't see a Patronus like that every day!" Exclaimed Sirius.
"Like I said: I'm everything but normal, my dear Padfoot!" Said Harry laughing.
"When did you change your old Patronus to that one, Harry? The one I taught you was only James, not the three of us!" Exclaimed curious Remus.
"You taught Harry the Patronus at third year?" Asked in shock Sirius.
"Well, after the Dementors caused him to fall from his broom, he asked me to teach him a defense against them. And I remind you, Sirius, that if I hadn't done it, now you would be worse than dead. He saved your life that night." Explained the former teacher to his friend.
"Ok." Said Sirius still shocked by the news.
"The only answer you will get from me is that it's part of my summer's training." Said Harry seriously.
"What is that training?" Asked with curiosity Sirius.
"That, Padfoot, it's for me to know and you to find out!" Said jokingly and in a mysterious tone Harry.
"Harry, why don't you show your new "addition"? The one that I saw this morning." Asked smiling Dumbledore.
"You must be crazy! Do you want to Sirius to suffer a heart attack with that?" Asked Harry in shock by the proposal.
"What addition?" Asked Sirius and Remus at the same time.
"None of your business!" Cried Harry.
"Come on, Harry! You said you loved it and that it was beautiful too." Said Dumbledore chuckling. "Did you lose your mind?" Asked Harry thinking in the possibility that it was true.
"What are you two talking about??" Asked concerned Sirius looking from his godson to his former Headmaster.
"Harry has a new . . . thing, it seems that he doesn't want to show it to you." Explained Dumbledore with twinkling eyes.
"What is it?" Asked anxiously the former Marauders.
"If you dare to tell them, you'll regret it!" Threatened Harry to the Headmaster.
Before any of the could say anything else, there was a knock on the door. Sirius immediately transformed to the big black dog by security.
"Come in!" Called the Headmaster.
Professor McGonagall entered in the room, holding Marauder in her arms. The cat jumped immediately from her arms to his master's lap.
"He was outside, so I thought you would be here." Said the Head of Gryffindor to her Godson, meanwhile Sirius transformed himself again.
"I guess I forgot to take him with me when I exited the Classroom. Thank Professor." Said Harry petting the cat's head.
"Minerva, do you know what is Harry's new addition? He doesn't want to tell us about it." Said Remus petting Marauder's head too.
"I'll tell you the same that I said to Dumbledore: You tell them, and you'll regret it!" Threatened Harry to his godmother.
"He has the right to tell you or not, Remus. I'm still shocked by it." Said McGonagall chuckling. Then she asked sternly: "Shouldn't you be at Defense right now?"
"He doesn't need it, Minerva! You should see his Patronus!" Exclaimed Sirius.
"Excuse me?" Asked surprised the Professor.
"You'll see what they mean. Expecto Patronum!" Cried Harry concentrating on a happy memory again to cast his Patronus once more.
Her expression was the same that the others. Her eyes widened and her mouth opened completely by shock after seeing the three animals.
"It's really impressive, isn't it, Minerva?" Asked chuckling Dumbledore.
"You could tell it! You never cease to surprise this year, Harry!" Said McGonagall smiling proudly to her godson.
"He should be another prankster and Animagus, and he would be just like James!" said Remus laughing.
"Who said that I'm not one?" Asked mysteriously the Prefect.
"Prankster or Animagus?" Asked the adults at the same time.
"Actually I'm both of them." Said with an evil smile Harry.
"What animal are you?" Asked with curiosity McGonagall and Sirius at the same time.
"That's for me to know and you to find out, my dear Godparents!" Said laughing Harry.
"When shall we know it?" Asked McGonagall with a stern look.
"When do I have classes with you again?" Asked Harry to his Godmother.
"Monday after lunch." Said the Head of Gryffindor remembering the schedule of the Gryffindor's fifth year.
"In that class you'll find out one of them. Not all of my forms." Said mysteriously Harry.
"How many forms do you have???" Asked all the adults in shock.
"A few." Answered Harry with a smile.
"A few?" Asked Sirius with shock.
"Yes, a few." Was the only reply from his Godson.
"Could you elaborate a little more the answer?" Asked Dumbledore with a smile.
"No." Answered laughing Harry. Then, checking his watch, added: "If you'll excuse me, I'll go to dinner. I'm starving!"
"Go. Before I forget, Remus and I will be at the corridor of the third floor from next Wednesday. You, Ron and Hermione are allowed to visit us whenever you want." Said Sirius smiling.
"The corridor that was forbidden in my first year?" Asked Harry, this time to Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"The same one, Harry." Answered the Headmaster.
"See you then." Said Harry exiting the office.
When he was gone, Sirius asked to Dumbledore: "What is his new addition?"
"He'll tell you soon." Said the Headmaster smiling to his former students, before both of them went out of the office too.
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When Harry reached to the Hall, his friends were talking animatedly. He slipped in a chair between Ron and Hermione and joined their chat.
"Harry, is it true about your Patronus?" Asked in disbelief Alicia when he sat down.
"Yes, three forms: a stag, a dog and a wolf." Answered Harry with a smile meanwhile he served dinner in his plate.
"I don't even know my form and you have three!" Exclaimed Katie in shock.
"You don't master it since your third year, Katie. I do." Said Harry with proud.
"You mean that you master one of the most complicated charms since you are 13 years old???" Asked in shock the three Quidditch chasers.
"Yep." Was Harry's reply.
"I can't believe it, man!" Said Alicia with a little of jealousy.
"Why is it so special the Patronus Charm?" Asked Ginny joining their chat.
"Ginny, many adult wizards have troubles with it! And Harry mastered it in his third year!" Exclaimed Katie still in shock with the news.
"Like I usually say, my dear Katie, I'm everything but normal! After all I'm the only survivor to the Avada Kedavra, I speak Parsel tongue and I won a Tri Wizard Tournament as a fourth year! Everything is possible with me!" Said Harry laughing.
"You are right in that Harry!" Said laughing Alicia.
"You have the three forms since your third year?" Asked with curiosity Fred joining the chat of his friends.
"Nope, my original one was the stag alone. This summer I trained a little some of my . . . abilities and made it by three." Said mysteriously Harry.
"What abilities?" Asked the group at the same time.
"You'll find out someday." Was the flat answer from the Prefect, saying clearly that he would not talk about them.
"Why those forms? I mean why a stag, a wolf and a dog?" Asked Angelina, receiving clearly, along the others of the group, the message.
"It's due to some rather . . . personal reason." Said Harry with a smile.
"And they are . . . " Said Fred with a questioning look to his teammate.
"It's for me to know and you to find out, my dear clown!" Said Harry laughing.
"I'm not a clown!" Said Fred, making like he was hurt by the commentary.
"Yes, you are one!" Said laughing Harry throwing him a piece of food.
"You'll regret that, my friend!" Said Fred while he threw back some food too.
Soon all the group was throwing food to each other laughing. Not more than two minutes later the whole table joined the fight.
"FOODS FIGHT!!" Yelled someone and instantly the havoc started in the Great Hall.
Ron and Harry began to throw food, magically enchanted, to all the people at the Slytherin Table. The Chasers started a war against the Ravenclaw Table. Hermione and the twins began one against the Hufflepuff Table.
Soon the four Tables were in the fight against the others. All the people were laughing. Meanwhile, they fought the crazy war that had began at the Gryffindor Table. Harry decided to change his target and enchanted a bowl of tomato salad and threw it against Dumbledore, hitting him between his eyes. Ron followed his example and did the same against Snape.
Both friends look at each other and cried at unison: "GET THE TEACHERS!!!"
The war instantly changed of targets and now all the Professors became it: Harry hit his Godmother with a cake on her face, someone hit Sprout with ice-cream, Flitwick was hit with a pie too. Every Professor began to contra attack the student's food but failed miserably.
Harry decided to attack the headmaster again with ice-cream this time. Dumbledore, who cleaned himself from the salad, looked straight to Harry's eyes, like saying "You do it, and Sirius will know about your addition."
The Prefect received the message clearly and hit Trelawney, instead of Dumbledore.
The war lasted almost 20 minutes, before the teacher could stop it and send everybody to their dormitories. All of the students and Professors had food in their robes.
"It was great! I've never had so much fun at school, mate!" Said Fred to Harry laughing in the way to the Gryffindor Tower.
"You are right in that, my dear clown!" Said Harry laughing and cleaning his robes of food.
"Of course, my dear friend and clown too!" Said Fred bursting out in laughter, along the group that started the big food fight.
"I knew that I was a clown since I decided to do what I did last year with you and your brother! No one in his senses would do it never!" Said Harry laughing really hard when they reached the portrait of the Tower.
"Phoenix Song." Said Alicia and everybody entered at the Common Room.
"I'll go to bed! See you all tomorrow!" Said Harry going to his dormitory.
"I'll go too!" Said the others at the same time, going to the stairs that went to the boys and girls dormitories.
After Harry put in his pj's he went to the bed and fell asleep instantly, with a thought in his mind: "The Marauders will be back to rule and cause havoc at this school once again!"