Title: The Coven of Number 16, Magnolia Crescent

Author: P.L.S.

Rating: Mild chunky salsa with scoopable Fritos

Disclaimer: I own nothing really, because I could care less if you decided to take this and plaster your name on it. I write for my own enjoyment, to get rid of stereotypes in fandoms, or to fill a gap in.

Summery: Harry never got his Hogwarts letter, but he is magical. He is taken in by his best friend's mom and taught how to focus, listen to the unseen, and do yoga. Then Hogwarts finds the young spirit healer and yogi...

[Chapter Six- The Loud Explosion]

Minerva caught the three old friends as they got out of the carriage with their newest not-yet-offical member of the Number 16, Magnolia Crescent Commune.

How was your trip? asked the head of Gryffindor, and the four smiled.

Which one, the train or the PCP? asked Cameron innocently and earned a glare from the stern teacher.

He's kidding. said Harry. Draco nodded.

Yes, either that or confused, because I recall it being that enhanced cannabis. Draco smirked and Kat hugged him.

Oh, I just knew you'd fit right in. Already making her nervous and ready to get a CAT scan for letting us in. trilled the girl. Draco chuckled and smiled at her.

Kat, she's been having twenty-second thoughts about letting me in the gates since the first day of classes in my first year. Draco said.

Yes, well, you three will have to be sorted and stay in the house dormitories. she said and all four glared at her, but Cam and Kat stepped up for a fight.

No bloody way. Cam said coolly.

We will not just let you try to split us up and then try to use your foolish plots to get Harry alone and convince him to fight. Kat said. Draco couldn't keep silent either.

If you dare to sort them I will contact Snape, and I'm sure he will have something to say on the matter. Not to mention you and Dumbledore let Slytherin think he was dead! Once it gets out that he is Cam's teacher, you will never get a single one of my house mates to respect you again. Draco said.

If you don't wish to be sorted, please take it up with the headmaster, but follow me. Mr. Malfoy, you would do well to remember your place. I'll let this instance slide, considering it has been a very long trip.

Harry gave Draco an apologetic look and pulled Cam and Kat with him as they followed McGonagall. Draco went to his usual seat at the Slytherin table and was soon surrounded by his school friends who all missed him on the train. As the first years were marched in Draco saw that Harry, Cam, and Kat did as well, but looked very angry and more than a bit scared of McGonagall.

What did she do to them? Draco wondered aloud. Pansy looked at the three very muggle looking people.

Who are they, Draco? she asked.

Three very powerful people. They aren't students, the boy with the brown hair is Snape's apprentice and is here to help in the infirmary. And Snape's been teaching all three of them and lives with the boys and their mother. Draco explained, They are to be trusted and friends of the house. He said as McGonagall gave the three one last look.

We have three unusual additions to the sorting, the deputy headmistress started but Draco stood up.

They told you they didn't want to be sorted! They aren't students! Draco shouted at her causing the entire hall to look at him in shock.

Draco, just stay out of this. Harry said with a slight frown.

No I won't, you won't survive a day without them and you know it. Draco said hotly getting slight smiles out of Cam and Kat but a determined glare out of Harry.

I can deal with him, Draco. Harry said and Draco started walking up the aisle.

Not You-Know-Who, Harry. I'm talking about those who would kill your soul to cure the wounds of this world. Draco said, You are not a puppet. Don't let them treat you like one, Potter.

Draco, you don't know what you are talking about. Harry said. McGonagall wore a smug look on her face. Draco sighed.

Harry, I do know what I'm talking about. My uncle, he was a spirit healer. He also was provoked into a to the death fight. After he won, he died little by little, his gifts faded, then his own health, and finally he went insane. I also know Severus Snape does not train fools, so look about you Harry. Think about the facts. If it weren't for Cam and Kat you would already be training to do war. If it weren't for their defense of you, how easy would it have been for anyone to use guilt and family honor to get you here? Harry's eyes met Draco's

How do I get out of this? Harry asked in a quiet tone. Draco did some fast thinking and got a very archaic but still valid answer.

Slytherin claims Cameron Greenglass, Katrina Thomas, and Harold Potter as part of the house. With the whole house's echo of my words may their names be placed in our book and their home in our home. Draco turned and was surprised to see his house respond so quickly.

Slytherin claims Cameron Greenglass, Katrina Thomas, and Harold Potter as part of the house. No one can dispute our claim. came the roar of the whole table. Harry hugged Draco as hard as he was able.

Thank you. he whispered. Soon Cam and Kat were wrapped about them as well, all three very happy to be able to stay together and be with their new friend. Draco cleared his throat and all three laughed and dragged him to the table that welcomed them.

Can you three let go of me? Draco said with a scowl and they all grinned.

Don't tell us you share Severus's problem with touching and affectionate moments. Harry scolded him.

It took us four weeks to get him broken in enough to hug us willingly. Kat grinned.

Or that might have been his strangulation attempts on you Kat. Cameron jibed. Harry sighed.

You know we'll have to go through that painful task again, since we will make Draco a member of our cult. Harry said, Annoying that, having to get you ingrained into our ways. The sheer randomness of our lives rather turns off most. And teaching Un-logic is bloody hard.

Pansy asked. Harry nodded.

Un-logic is the fine art of not thinking in any pattern at all. It's not just the jumpiness of a child going from topic to topic with out pauses, but something so indescribable that no one could ever hope to get your thoughts, or keep up with them. While the words may sound sane and in order what you get is a translation of one of the many trains of thought that may or may not be happening in my head. Luckily, Severus already had a good grounding in logic and paranoia to springboard into our lovely little world. Harry explained. Cameron nodded.

Un-logic is something my family has passed down for years, and Harry here picked it up after one talk with my mum about it. Bloody genius, my brother in life is. Cam said proudly as he clapped a hand on Harry's shoulder who promptly created a force that pushed Cameron away. All of the Slytherins were watching them now.

No fair, just because you can actively control your energy. Cameron huffed. Harry snorted in amusement.

It is too fair. I have to put up with Severus hexing me at every blasted second. Man's a menace, but hey, at least I don't have to learn potions after my blowing up that illumination solution. Harry grinned and Cameron snorted.

Ah bugger off, bio geek. I happen to like potions, chemistry, and talking with Severus about them. You just wish you had someone to mentor you through your gifts. Cameron said and Harry shrugged.

Be nice, but to be honest I'm having major trouble even finding a president. Harry said. Kat nodded.

True, I've turned Sev's library upside down to figure out what is going on with you. Sure you access the spirits, but they only guide you now. They don't help you see or use your gifts, they only give you new information if you come against something that you don't have the faintest clue about. Kat said, Mike has been getting puzzled about your gifts as well. He's never really been bound to anyone, but powerful gifts like yours, he hasn't seen since the days of Noah.

What gifts are they talking about? asked Pansy. Harry smiled.

Spirit or faith healing, ward and blessing manipulation, snake-talking, and something Severus calls wandless instinctual apparating. Harry said.

Snake-talking? You mean parseltounge, right? asked Blaise and Draco nodded.

He just glanced at the Slytherin emblem and started hissing. Draco said.

You know, even if Draco didn't care about you three, we'd still have adopted you as soon as you gave a sign that you needed to stay together. Something Slytherin is famous for is sticking together. Vincent Crabbe said and Gregory Goyle nodded.

Bit of a tradition. The hat knows it, but unless you knew ahead of time, the hat knows to spilt you up. Malcolm Braddock added in. Draco nodded.

Which is why you helped us. Cameron said with a smile, Thank you to all of you from all of the Magnolia Crescent Coven, which is us, mum, and Severus.

Until you get Draco entrenched in your insanity. said Pansy with a smile. Harry grinned.

Yes, until we add him into our insane little world. Harry said congenially.
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Harry walked through the castle, following the lines of protection, absorbing the information. The darkness surrounded him and the magic glowed crimson, golden, emerald, ivory, cerulean, bronze, and other unnamable colors that danced and changed as soon as he started to figure out the hues. The crimson and other reds were the physical danger warning spells. The golds were the spells that tied the walls together and stopped them from flying off on their own. Emerald, jades, and other greens were the wards that protected the school from magics and ill-intent. The ivories, creams, whites, and silvers were blessings that were given to the castle. The indigoes, blues, and purples were benevolent curses and latent magic that would be activated by the triggering wards. So much magic, so many threads of protection and retribution. Harry let his energy flow, seeking the imperfections, the breaks, the inadequacies, and the areas that just didn't work. The castle was a living being, and invited him in.

Child.

Am I disturbing you? Harry asked.

Not at all, Child.

Am I offending you in my searches? he asked again.

Never. It is nice to know there is someone who understands.

Is there anywhere you wish for me to look at?

I will trust you, Child.

Thank you.
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[Explosion= Disappoinment in the actions of others]