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Chapter 12- Back at Hogwarts
Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Ron and Lavender had all reached Hogwarts and were now going to the Gryffindor table. On the way to the Gryffindor table, students from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff came to ask Harry about the D.A. and Harry told them there would be a meeting soon. They reached the Gryffindor table where Harry's fellow dorm mates Seamus and Dean gave him a mock salute. Professor McGonagall then entered the Great Hall with a bunch of frightened kids who seemed to be the first years.
"Were we that short?" Hermione asked, snuggling up to Harry.
"I don't remember being that small," Harry said, kissing Hermione on her forehead.
Professor McGonagall then took out the Sorting Hat which began to sing:
In times of oldthere were four wizards and witches
they formed this school
and named houses after themselves
Hufflepuff was wise and loyal
Ravenclaw was old and wise
Gryffindor was noble and brave
Slytherin was sly and cunning
at first there was harmony
then there was a fall out
and wizards and witches lived in fear
the point I'm trying to make is
we must stand united
to beat a common foe
we are fighting against one
and not one another
stand together and make a stand
for the final days are near
divided we stand, defeated we will fall
united we stand, victorious we will be
remember that as the time comes
we must forget our differences
stay together and rise above
if not then doom will arrive
one man cannot do it all alone
All the students started to clap when the Sorting Hat had finished. Harry couldn't help but think about the line 'one man cannot do it all alone'. Did the Sorting Hat know that Harry was the one with the power to beat Lord Voldemort? Harry was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice the sorting was over and there were ten new Gryffindors, eight new Hufflepuffs, nine new Ravenclaws and only three new Slytherins. Dumbledore then rose and began to say a few words.
"Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts. Please welcome our new transfer students- Melissa Ethridge, Randy Williams, Sarah Green, Joey Brighton, and Julie Kolecko. Miss Ethridge, Miss Green and Mr. Williams will become Gryffindors. Mr. Brighton will be in Slytherin. Ms. Kolecko will be in Hufflepuff. There is a time for speeches and this is not the time. Dig in," Dumbledore said as food appeared on the plates in front of the students.
Harry was stunned when he saw Melissa at Hogwarts. She saw Harry and ran up to him.
"Hi Harry," she said kissing his cheek. "Are you surprised to see me here?" she asked.
"Yeah I'm a little surprised. I thought you went to boarding school in France," Harry said.
"Well I did. I went to Beauxbatons," Melissa said. "My parents didn't want to get on the Dursleys bad side so they said I went to boarding school in France," she said.
The Gryffindors started to eat the food in front of them. There were several dishes including roast beef, mashed potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, carrots and many others. Harry and Hermione were eating at a slow pace and Ron was eating everything in sight. The resident ghost of Gryffindor, Nearly-Headless Nick then came to visit.
"Hello new Gryffindors," Nick said happily as the first years looked frightened. "I do hope you help to keep the house cup with us," Nick said. "We've had it for five straight years now," Nick told them before moving on to speak with the rest of the Gryffindors.
"Hey Harry, I heard that Cho is head girl this year," Ron told Harry who merely shrugged.
"I'm with Hermione now," Harry said with a smile, looking at Hermione who was right next to him.
When the feast was over, Dumbledore then stood up to speak. "Before everyone goes up to their dorms I would like to make a few announcements. Lord Voldemort has returned but you are safe here at Hogwarts," Dumbledore said causing students to gasp. Dumbledore then continued to speak. "The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will be Mad-Eye Moody, who will join us tomorrow," Dumbledore said as there was some polite applause. Almost half an hour later, Dumbledore had finished his speech and all the students started to head up to their dormitories.
"Mr. Potter, a word please?" Dumbledore said as Harry went past the table where all the teachers were. Harry followed Dumbledore to the place where Harry knew Dumbledore's study was. "Skittles," Dumbledore said and the gargoyles let him through. "Sit down for a minute Mr. Potter," Dumbledore said, gesturing to an empty seat by Dumbledore's desk. Harry sat down as Dumbledore went around his desk and took a seat. "Mr. Potter, I have reason to believe that you are Gryffindor's heir," Dumbledore said.
Harry was shocked at first. How in the world could he be Gryffindor's heir? "What makes you say that sir?" Harry asked a smiling Dumbledore.
"Well you know your parents lived at Godric's Hollow right? Godric was Gryffindor's first name," Dumbledore said as Harry looked stunned. "I also did some research and found that the blood of Godric Gryffindor runs through your family and it was in your father so I presume that some was passed onto you but enough with that. I want you to do something," Dumbledore said to Harry.
"Do what sir?" Harry asked.
Dumbledore stood up and took a sword out from a display case. "This is the sword of Godric Gryffindor, Mr. Potter. According to legend, if the heir of Gryffindor raised his left hand and was in the same room as the sword, the sword would then go into his or her hand. I would like you to try that Mr. Potter," Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes.
Harry put out his left hand, still thinking about what Dumbledore had said. At first, Harry didn't notice anything. A few seconds later, Harry could have sworn that the sword had moved a little and then the sword went right into his outstretched hand to Harry's surprise and Dumbledore's delight the sword then disappeared.
"Where did the sword go?" Harry asked.
"Congratulations Mr. Potter. The sword is now in you and to use it, you just have to think about the sword and it will appear in your hand," Dumbledore said beaming happily. "There is a more important topic I need to discuss," Dumbledore said in a gloomier voice. "Voldemort has been attacking magical and muggle families for over a week now," Dumbledore said.
"Why would he do that?" Harry asked.
"I believe that Voldemort is trying to create a sense of fear just like how people feared him over sixteen years ago," Dumbledore said. "His failure to get the prophecy and the failed attack on you during the summer has set him back but he was able to get the black plague," Dumbledore said.
"Thank you for telling me professor," Harry said as he got up to leave.
"Oh Harry?" Dumbledore called out.
"Yes sir?" Harry said.
"Professor McGonagall wishes to speak with you in her office," Dumbledore said.
"Okay good night sir," Harry said as he went to speak with Professor McGonagall.
"Good evening Mr. Potter," Professor McGonagall said when Harry entered her office.
"Good evening professor," Harry replied.
"Mr. Potter, as you or may not be aware of, Angelina Johnson, the Quidditch captain from last year has graduated along with her fellow chasers Alicia Spinnet and Katie Bell. That leaves you as the senior member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team," Professor McGonagall said. "Therefore I believe this belongs to you," Professor McGonagall said before giving Harry a shiny badge shaped like a lion with a C on it.
"Professor, I think that I must share the captaincy with someone," Harry said.
"You do?" Professor McGonagall said as she looked thoughtful for a minute. "Who do you want to share the captaincy with?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"I think it will be best for the team if I share the captaincy with Ron Weasley. Ron knows more about Quidditch tactics than me but I can handle the other duties a captain has," Harry said.
"Very well then. You and Mr. Weasley will be co-captains of the Quidditch team. Do you know when you want to have tryouts?" Professor McGonagall said.
"Yeah can we have our tryouts on Saturday September 12 at ten in the morning?" Harry asked.
"Okay. I shall book the Quidditch field for you on that day," Professor McGonagall said before giving Harry the badge. "Good night Mr. Potter" Professor McGonagall said.
"Good night professor," Harry said as he went up to Gryffindor tower. Harry reached the portrait of the Fat Lady before realizing that he did not know the password.
"Erm, you couldn't let me in could you?" Harry asked. To his surprise the Fat Lady smiled at Harry and the portrait swung open revealing the entrance to Gryffindor tower. Harry stepped in and saw that there was a party going on.
"Hey mate," Ron said when Harry stepped in.
"What's this?" Harry asked as a beaming Hermione came up to him and hugged him.
"We figured out that you were going to be the next Quidditch captain so we decided to have a party," Hermione said.
"Well, that's not entirely true," Harry said.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked.
"I'm co-captain of the Quidditch team," Harry said.
"Honestly, what was McGonagall thinking making you co-captain. You're the only person qualified enough to be captain," Ron said.
"Ron, I chose to be co-captains with somebody. McGonagall wanted to make me captain outright," Harry said.
"Who did you choose to be co-captain anyway Harry?" Hermione asked.
"I picked Ron," Harry said.
"WHAT?" Ron shouted.
"Ron, I figured that you know more about strategy and tactics. I also knew you had prefect duties but you couldn't be captain and prefect so I decided to make you co-captain. You can work on strategy and tactics while I'll deal with booking the field for practices," Harry said.
"Wow. Thanks mate," Ron said as he ran off to find Lavender.
"I'm so proud of you Harry," Hermione said, kissing him.
Later that night, most of the Gryffindors had gone to sleep. Classes would start tomorrow and they wanted to be ready.
Voldemort and his Death Eaters were at a house outside Glasgow, Scotland. The family inside was a renowned wizard, Austin Gates from a noble family but he had married a muggle. Voldemort was there to teach the wizard a lesson he wouldn't forget. Voldemort and his Death Eaters then went into the house by using a reductor curse to blast away a section of the wall. Inside, they saw Gates along with his wife and three young children.
"What do you want?" Gates asked nervously.
"We are here to kill you," Voldemort said as his Death Eaters started to laugh. The Death Eaters then shot killing spells at Gates' wife and kids and they all were hit. Soon it was Gates against Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
"Austin Gates, you are a traitor to the wizarding world and for that you shall die," Voldemort said. "Avada Kedavra," Voldemort said sending a killing spell at Gates who died. Voldemort and his Death Eaters then sent up the Dark Mark before leaving. So far Voldemort's plans were working well. He had killed over thirty people in eight days and his plans were working well.
Meanwhile, in the Riddle House at Little Hangelton, the scientist whom had been working on the black plague decided to run away and quit working on the black plague. First the scientist destroyed all of the black plague samples then the scientist opened the door to check if anyone was outside. So far the coast was clear and the scientist started to leave. The scientist heard voices below and people laughing so he decided to leave through a window. Unfortunately, the scientist had not noticed that there was a Death Eater lurking in the shadows behind him.
"Where are you going foolish muggle?" the Death Eater said surprising the scientist. The scientist was too stunned to speak so he just stood there stunned. The Death Eater then took out a wand, pointed it at the scientist and whispered "Avada Kedavra," killing the muggle scientist. The Death Eater then went to tell Lord Voldemort the news.
Lord Voldemort had just been told that the other scientist had been killed as he was trying to escape. 'Foolish muggle. He wasted his own life,' Voldemort thought. Now Voldemort would need another plan since all the black plague samples were destroyed. Voldemort sat back and thought for a while. He would just go to another lab in England or Scotland and steal more samples. This time he decided not to take along any scientists to work on the plague. Voldemort would then use the muggle underground as a way to spread the disease. His Death Eaters would go to public places such as shopping malls then put the black plague into the ventilation system where it would spread easier.
Voldemort then went outside to tell his Death Eaters the news. They would continue their attacks for now and wait until Boxing Day to take the samples from the lab. Voldemort had also planned an attack on Hogsmeade in early October, when all the prats from Hogwarts were there. Voldemort may have suffered a drawback but he had another plan.
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