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Chapter 1
Dragon's Patrol
A boy with raven black hair lay in his bed and rolled over in his sleep. He shifted, and opened his emerald eyes. He groaned, and turned to stare at the ceiling. 'Just a few more weeks' he thought. Just a few more weeks until he'd be out of the hell hole that the Dursley's called 'home'. His hand went to his scar and he rubbed it, trying to get some of the pain to go away. He'd been having a dream before he awoke, and it confused him. He wasn't sure if he could call it a dream, it wasn't that long, but, it was a dream. In the 'dream' he had seen two lightning bolts standing there, blackness behind them. Then they started to move towards eachother; he had awoken before they had overlapped at all. A tap at his window broke his train of thought. He climbed out of his bed with a grunt and made move to open the window. His owl, Hedwig was there; she came into the room and sat on his desk. He looked at her foot, suprisingly, it had a letter on it. He untied the letter and looked at the envelope. To Harry, From Hermione is what it read. He smiled, and opened the envelope; a strange look appeared on his face as he read on.
Dear Harry,
Harry, Sorry if I'm waking you up... But I woke up in the middle of the night,
I'll explain why later, but Hedwig was on my window sill, so I decided to write now.
I think something strange if happening, or something important Harry...
Hear me out, and listen to my reasoning Harry, you might agree.
For one, the reason why I woke up. I had a dream about two scars...
Like yours... Anyway, they moved toward each other. Don't you think it's a little strange
that I'm the one having a dream like that!? Second... Dumbledore sent me an owl Harry.
It mentioned that he was coming to pick you up from the Dursley's EARLY, Harry! Now,
I'm sure you don't mind that or anything, but, he's also picking Ron and I up.
We're all going over to Sirius' house. Sorry again for waking you up, but please write back soon.
Love,
Hermione
Harry dropped the letter on his desk, and immediately sat down. He took out a piece of parchment, and a quill. The quill began moving furiously across the page as he wrote his reply.
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A girl with bushy brown hair and dark chocolate eyes sat on her bed in thought. She was desperately hoping that her friend would write back soon, very soon. She kept hearing noises and would run to her window hoping it was Hedwig, her friend's owl. Then, she heard a tapping; the sound was coming from the vicinity of her window. She ran over and opened the window; she sighed in relief as she saw Hedwig, with a letter attached to her foot. The owl came and sat on the back of her chair as Hermione untied the letter. It read:
Hermione,
Are you sure? The dream I mean, are you sure?
This is important 'Mione!
Oh, and were you serious about Dumbledore coming to pick me up?
Anyway, 'Mione, you didn't wake me up, I was already awake.
I had the same dream too Hermione...
What do you think it means? This is all confusing.
I awoke from my dream with pain in my scar though.
Write back soon.
~Harry
She gasped and sat down on her bed again. Her head lifted suddenly as she made a choice. She quickly scribbled a note to Harry and then hurried to grab a few things she thought she might need. She heard Hedwig flying out her window. She smiled, but quickly lost the mile and continued to grab her things and change. Then she ran downstairs. Careful not to wake anyone up; then she climbed into her fireplace.
"Little Whinging Number Four Privet Drive" she stated clearly, throwing some floo-powder.
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Harry heard the tapping at his window and hurriedly let Hedwig in. He grabbed the note from her leg and read it quickly.
I'm coming over there, right now Harry
Was all it read. He frowned and was about to reply, when he heard someone cough downstairs. He quietly slipped out his door, and climbed down the stairs, skipping a few steps, as they were the few that creaked. He got near the bottom of the stairs and he heard someone muttering, a voice he knew quite well.
'Glad Dumbledore got Harry's house on the network. I'm also glad that the ministry doesn't know about it' the voice mumbled.
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Hermione looked around, in search of a door that might lead to Harry's room. She watched her feet move across the floor, not really paying attention, when she saw a small door underneath the stairs. She opened it from curiosity. It looked like it had once been used as a room; there was a few small shelves along with some other things that might point to that conclusion. She frowned, remembering something Harry had told her; this used to be where he slept. She muttered something about the indecency of it, and looked up. She saw Harry's face staring back at her. She smiled, but he frowned. He walked up stairs again muttering to himself. She followed him and watched as he walked into a room. She followed him in, and shut the door behind her.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her quietly, as he sat down on her bed.
"I didn't want to talk by owl, I wanted to talk to you... That so bad?" she replied. He rolled his eyes.
"You shouldn't have come," he stated flatly. She rolled her eyes this time and walked over to him; she sat on his bed and looked down at her hands.
"Harry, were you serious? The part about the dream?" she asked quietly. He nodded.
"What do you think it means 'Mione?" he asked, looking up, and his eyes met hers. She shook her head.
"I don't know Harry, I just don't..." she replied. He nodded. They heard a few pops and looked over to where the sound had come from. Harry's face lightened up. Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus, and Mrs. Weasley were all standing in front of him. He jumped up and started throwing all his things in his trunk. He snapped it shut and put it on it's side, holding onto the handle.
"Ready to go, aren't we, Harry," commented an amused looking Dumbledore. Hermione laughed, and Harry nodded vigorously. Then he paused.
"Why are you picking us up anyway? Has anything happened?" Harry asked, chancing a quick glance at Hermione.
"You will find out, everything will be learned, all in good time," Sirius replied. Harry groaned, but started walking downstairs. Hermione took Hedwig's cage, Hedwig inside, and followed him. All the adults in Harry's room took nervous glances at each other and shook their heads. Then they trailed out of Harry's room to follow Harry. They were standing in front of Harry's fireplace. Sirius walked over to Harry, and performed a shrinking spell on Harry's trunk. Harry nodded and put it in his pocket. Hermione whispered something to Harry and he nodded. She took a bag of floo powder from her pocket and took out the amount she wanted, stepped into the fire, and threw the powder as she stated the address of her home. Remus followed her into the fireplace going to the same place. They came back a few minutes later, looking no different, but Hermione had her trunk in her pocket, as Remus had shrunk it. Remus handed Harry some floo powder and instructed Hermione and Harry to go to Grimmauld Place. They did so, and Remus followed suit. The others, apparated.
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Harry, with the others following, walked into the kitchen of Sirius' home and many sat at the table. Harry closed his eyes and smiled in contentment. Hermione was watching him, a smile played across her lips, seeing him looking so peaceful. Someone coughed, and Harry opened his eyes; Hermione looked up. It was Sirius. He looked over to Dumbledore. Sirius was grinning for some strange reason. Remus and Mrs. Weasley nodded. Mrs. Weasley called upstairs and soon they all heard the clunking feet of Ron, running down the stairs, with Ginny, quietly walking behind him. Ron was grinning at Harry and Hermione; they both laughed and rolled their eyes. Ginny went to go talk to Hermione, as Ron took the seat on the other side of Harry. Mrs. Weasley watched her children, talking to their friends, then looked up at Dumbledore. Sirius coughed again. Dumbledore's eyes shone with slight amusement.
"Harry," he started. Harry looked up at his headmaster, as did the other children in the room.
"Harry, we may have some news for you. Do you wish Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley to remain here, or have them leave?" Dumbledore asked. Harry quirked an eyebrow, but nodded. He looked from Ron, to Hermione, and back to the professor.
"They can stay Professor," he replied. He paused and looked at Ginny.
"They can all stay," he finished. Dumbledore nodded. Mrs. Weasley left the room, already knowing what was to be said.
"Well, on the first... I'm giving you the badge of prefect, can't let the trio be split up, can we? Ginny, this is your fifth year, and you have also been selected a prefect," he stated, giving them a moment to let it sink in. He handed each of them a badge and a booklet. They were all grinning.
"On the second... I have been talking to Sirius, and Remus. We have decided to start a group. It's much like the D.A. group you did last year. This is something you're father was in charge of when he was in Hogwarts. The program stopped when he left Hogwarts, and we hadn't thought we'd start it up again when he died. Sirius, Remus, and I, thought it would be appropriate though, if James' son carried it on. The program is called Dragon's Patrol. The idea behind Dragon's Patrol, is, that a group of selected students, patrol the school and are given special lessons. You, would be able to hand out detentions, and assign points, as well as take them. We have also made a slight link to the program. You, would be one of the teachers for the extra lessons given to these students, much like you're D.A. Now I ask you, do you accept? You would have to create the title for yourself, as we do not remember what the title was beforehand, but, again I ask, do you accept?" Dumbledore stated. Harry's eyes were wide with shock. He nodded though.
"Good. Here is a list of already approved members for Dragon's Patrol," he stated, handing Harry a sheet of parchment.
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Dragon's Patrol
Approved Members
Harry James Potter
Ronald Weasley
Hermione Granger
Virginia Weasley
Luna Lovegood
Neville Longbottom
Ernie Macmillan
Lee Jordan
Cho Chang
Michael Corner
Hannah Abbott
Dean Thomas
Seamus Finnagin
Lavender Brown
Parvati Patil
Anthony Goldstein (A/N: He's not an OC, he's in the 5th book if you want to check me on that)
Dennis Creevey
Collin Creevey
Terry Boot
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Harry looked up from the parchment, then handed it to Hermione so the others could read it.
"All these people were in D.A. last year," he stated. Dumbledore's eyes twinkled, and he nodded.
"You may add others if you find the need, but I would prefer if you consult me before doing so," he replied. Harry nodded.
"Now Harry, you are the, leader, shall we call you, of this group, but you will not be the only one with a leadership type status. Mr. Weasley, Ms. Granger, Ms. Weasley, Mr. Longbottom, and Ms. Lovegood will be... co-leaders, of a sort. It would be best if you thought up ranking titles now," he added. Harry nodded and looked to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny.
"What do you guys think, as titles I mean?" he asked. They all shrugged their shoulders and stayed quiet for a moment.
"Well, we might try using the muggle army style rankings," suggested Hermione. Harry nodded, but Ginny and Ron quirked an eyebrow.
"You know... for Harry we could use... Sergeant, Captain, Colonel, something like that. Or we could do something like... Harry was... Sergeant Major, and then the next rank was Sergeant, and the next was Private, Cadet, or something..." she added. Harry nodded.
"Soooo... what's Harry's title gonna be?" asked Ginny. All eyes turned to Harry.
"I like Sergeant Major," put in Hermione. Harry nodded his approval, and Ron and Ginny also agreed.
"Ok, and Luna, Ginny, Ron, Neville, and I, will be... Sergeants?" stated Hermione. The others nodded.
"As for the others... How about Private," she added, and the others nodded. Harry looked over to Dumbledore.
"Well, I guess, that makes me Sergeant Major, Harry James Potter. The next rank is Sergeant, and the next, is Private," he stated to him. Dumbledore nodded, a slight glint in his eye.
"I think that's all... Well, you four might want to get some rest. Tomorrow you're going to be doing some planning and organizing for D.P. and the next day, you'll be headed for Diagon Alley, for school supplies, and a few other things... Then, the next day, you will be going to Hogwarts early, for reasons that will be specified once at Hogwarts," he stated. They all nodded and began to move towards their rooms. Hermione and Harry were greeted shortly afterwards by Sirius and Remus, to un-shrink their trunks.
* * * * Morning After * * * *
Harry woke at eight thirty in the morning to the sound of Hedwig flapping her wings noisily. He yawned and stretched his arms out. He climbed out of bed and went down stairs. Hermione, Ron and Ginny were already downstairs, munching on toast while Mrs. Weasley finished the rest of the meal. Harry walked to the table and sat down, grabbing a piece of toast as he sat. He then happily began munching as well. A couple minutes after Mrs. Weasley had finished with the rest of the meal, Dumbledore showed up, holding a velvet bag. He walked over to Harry and pulled some things out of his pocket. He handed Harry a badge, then gave a badge to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. Harry inspected his badge. It had the letter's SM in large capital letters in the middle of the badge. On the edge of the badge it said Dragon's Patrol many times going in a circle around the edge. There was a dragon stitched in the background, in the centre. He looked over at Hermione's badge, it was the same, only it had a large S in the middle instead. Harry looked up, his eyes shifted to the velvet bag. Dumbledore handed the bag over to Harry. Inside the bag was a smaller, blue velvet bag that was laying on top of many other badges. Harry inspected both things. The bigger bag contained badges, that were the same as Harry's, only they had the letter P. The smaller bag, contained a few more badges like Hermione's, Ginny's, and Ron's. Harry counted the badges that were for the Privates. There were twenty six. That was double than they needed. Harry suspected, that was for when, and if, he elected more members. There were only three other Sergeant badges. But that was still one more than needed. Harry looked up, somewhat baffled. Dumbledore had that usual glint in his eyes.
"I'm trusting you to send a letter to each of the members, along which their badges. It's your responsibility," he stated. Harry nodded. So Dumbledore continued.
"Inform them of their rights, the rules, and anything you think they should know. Also, please inform them that they need to be at King's Cross Station for the Hogwarts Express on August 30th at eleven o'clock in the morning," he finished and turned to leave again. Harry nodded. Then turned to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny.
"Hermione, Ron, can I borrow your owls to make it faster to send these?" he asked. They nodded. He put the velvet bag on the ground by his chair and went back to his breakfast, the others following suit.
* * * * After Breakfast, In Ron and Harry's Room * * * *
Harry was sitting in his room that he shared with Ron. Hermione of Rom were sitting on Ron's bed, while Harry was at his desk with a pile of parchment. Hermione and Ron were there to watch, and help. Harry's face screwed up in concentration as he wrote the first letter, neatly.
Dear Neville Longbottom,
Neville, this school year will be slightly different than the past. There is a new organization that will be within Hogwart's walls this year. That organization is titled, Dragon's Patrol. The leader of this organization, would be me. There are basically three ranks within this organization, one, that's for me, is Sergeant Major. The other two, are Sergeant, then Private. What this organization does, is patrol the school. All three ranks have the ability to hand out detentions, as well as, take away, and give, house points. You have been selected, and accepted as a Sergeant. Your badge is included in this letter. If you wish to decline, please owl back. I would urge you however, not to do this Neville, I think this'll be good for you, and besides, you'll be in one of my classes again, like last year, D.A. If I remember correctly, you enjoyed, and were skilled at D.A. If you accept, please come to King's Cross Station on August 30th at eleven in the morning to board the Hogwarts Express.
Sincerely,
Sergeant Major,
Harry Potter
Harry breathed a sigh of relief as he had just finished the first one. He handed it to Hermione and Ron so that they could read it before he sent it off. Hermione looked up after reading and beamed at him. Ron nodded his approval. Harry grabbed one of the Sergeant badges and then folded up the letter, placing the badge inside. He then sealed the letter and tied it to Hedwig's foot telling her where to take it. After that, he started on a letter that was much the same, to Luna. After doing so, he started on one to Ernie Macmillan. He continued down the list until he finished. He had only sent the letters to Neville, Luna, and Ernie though. Every hour or so, the owls would return with replies of acceptance and gratitude, each time the owls came back, he sent them with more letters.
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At three o'clock, all the letters were sent, and none of the accepted members had refused. Harry let out a sigh of relief. He stacked all the papers on his desk in a pile and placed the velvet bag beside the pile. He felt tired, so just climbed into his bed and closed his eyes, falling asleep soon afterwards.
At four thirty, Hermione knocked on his door, but heard no reply. She slowly creaked open the door and stuck her head in.
She smiled, seeing Harry asleep in his bed. She walked over to him. Her hand caressed his cheek and she smiled sweetly at
him. She bent over and kissed his cheek gently. She walked outside of the room, turning off the light and shutting the
door as she left.
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Harry awoke feeling very refreshed. He remembered he was going to Diagon Alley today. He climbed out of bed and changed
his clothes. He walked downstairs and saw Hermione, Ginny, and Ron waiting for him. He smiled and walked to them.
* * * * We're Skipping to them getting on the Hogwarts Express, from Hogwarts, going to greet the other Dragon Patrol Members * * * *
Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Ginny were all on the Hogwarts Express at the front, nearing closer to Kings Cross. They were all wearing muggle clothes, but were also wearing their badges . If any muggles saw their badges, they would think they were from some tiny private school somewhere. Though, they weren't going into the actual King's Cross; they would be on the other side of Platform 9 and 3/4. They shouldn't have any problems with muggles. All were wearing their Prefect and D.P. badges; and Harry was wearing his Quiditch Captain badge. They were conversing, when the train stopped. They smiled and walked out of the train. They went over to where the members would be walking through and stood there waiting to greet them. The first to come through was Ernie Macmillan, and the last, was Michael Corner. Once all were on the train, they all met in the Head's compartment for a meeting.
"Hello, thank you for coming..." Harry started, nervously.
"You all can call me Harry, or Major Potter if it's important. I'd prefer Harry though. Um... most things were explained in the letters I believe, so... any questions?" he asked, uncertain. Ernie's hand raised, then dropped.
"Why has this group been made?" he asked. Harry nodded.
"I'm not quite certain as to why. Maybe Dumbledore figured it was best for us to continue D.A. so, he found a way that we can do it, and he can keep tabs on everything we do?" Harry replied. Several heads nodded in understandment.
"I noticed something. All of these people were in D.A. last year. Don't you think we should get some new faces as well?" asked Terry Boot. Harry nodded.
"Yes, I had been thinking on that. I was thinking of a way to do so, get the best I mean," Harry replied, and paused, then continued.
"I was thinking of going around and talking to the Head of Houses; asking whom their best students were, that kind of thing. Then we could watch them in some of their classes. Potions and D.A.D.A for instance. I was thinking of... two third years from each house, as well as two fourth years, and maybe two fifth years from each house. I also think that the Head Boy and Head Girl should be in D.P.," he finished. All the people in the room nodded approvingly.
"I'm not sure of the fifth years though, do you think we should? It might make it harder for them to study for their O.W.L.s," he added.
"We should still invite them, it's their choice to join or not," stated Hermione.
"This way, with new students, when we graduate, there'll still be people in the group that are experienced," Harry finished. All agreed and they sat silently a moment.
"How come there are no Slytherins?" asked Michael.
"There were none in D.A. and so far, we only have D.A. members. I'm not sure... maybe Dumbledore thought it best that we decide if we let any Slytherins in since... we don't always... get along," answered Harry. The others nodded.
"So... who thinks we give the Slytherins a try?" asked Harry. Hermione slowly raised her hand; and was followed by several others. Eventually all agreed.
"Alright, we let Slytherins in, but their privileges are cut when, or if, they act up or abuse them," stated Harry. Others nodded.
"Well, other than the ones I've already listed... I think we should also get... Lisa Turpin (A/N: Not an OC, check the first book!), Draco Malfoy, Susan Bones, and Justin Finch-Fletchley," Harry stated. Ron and Hermione almost gagged along with several others.
"M-Malfoy?" Ron sputtered. Harry nodded. After much conversing, they were all at Hogwarts. They had all, changed into their robes, and had their badges on.
The Great Hall had been re-arranged for now and they were all sitting at one table in the centre. Harry stood up.
"I'd like to announce a few things. Please listen carefully, because they hold importance. The password for the Gryffindor tower is 'Dragon's Flame'" he stated, and paused, looking amusedly at the confused faces. Why were the ones that weren't Gryffindors being told its password? Harry continued.
"The password for Ravenclaw tower is 'Mind's Flame'. The password for Hufflepuff tower is 'Heart's Toil', and the password for Slytherin tower is 'Opal's Desire'. You are allowed to go inside the towers of the other houses, but, do I advise you not to break any rules or plan pranks for the other towers by using this privilege. When you enter your house towers, you will notice that, to your right, there is a painting of a dragon breathing fire. That is a door. The password is 'Draconis Morduit' (A/N: that's all Latin I believe. The 'morduit' part is anyhow. I took latin for a year.) That door will take you to a common room for the D.P. members. You are not to tell any others of the position of this room, or the password. I'd prefer it if you didn't tell them at all. This room is where we will have all meetings. Now, on to other matters. We are not to be seen out of our towers past midnight by teachers, but before then is allowed, unlike other students. One other thing, those of you that have D.P. badges with the letter P, please step forward," he finished. He had discussed the part about the badges, with Dumbledore, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. He had also discussed the bedtime with Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. All the Privates in the group stood and came to Harry in a crowd. Harry waved his wand at them and muttered something under his breath. He looked up and nodded.
"If you'll look at your badges, you'll notice that they've changed. You have all been changed to Colonels. Partly due to the fact, we didn't want people to mistake the badges as Prefect badges, and partly because, you will be a slightly higher rank now. This is because, you were in D.A. last year and have experience. The rank below you, is Lieutenant. Those will be the third, fourth, and fifth years we are recruiting. Lisa Turpin, Draco Malfoy, Susan Bones, and Justin Finch-Fletchley will be Colonels however, because they are the same year," he finished. All of the extra Private badges he had had, he had gotten Dumbledore to change so that they had the letter L instead. He had also had Dumbledore make eleven more of the Lieutenant badges, so they had twenty-four; enough to give six badges per house. He had had him make four more Colonel badges. He suspected that he had made several more than that so that they would still have enough for several years if they kept the program running.
After they had finished eating they all went to their house towers. Some went to check out the D.P. room. Some sat around at conversed on what the year would be like. Soon though, they all found themselves falling alseep, then waking up to find themselves getting ready for when the students would arrive.
* * * * The Students Arrive * * * *
Most of the students were already inside, but the Dragon's Patrol members, the first years, and Proffessor McGonagol, were outside of the Great Hall.
"First Years! The sorting ceremony will begin shortly. At this ceremony, you will be sorted into your houses, and then will join your fellow house members at your house's table. Before then, I would like you to hear a few words by Mr. Potter," McGonagol stated and stepped back. Harry stepped forward and smiled at the first years; the ones that were whispering even.
"Hello there; I'm Harry Potter, as you may have guessed. I won't say much, promise; I know you'd like to get on with the ceremony and then the feast! First of all, I'll bring to your attention, that I'm just plain old Harry. I am leader of the Dragon's Patrol team, and as such, you can come to me any time you want. You can come to any of the team's members," he stated, motioning to the other members behind them. They smiled at the first years.
"Now, I think, we should go to the Great Hall," finished Harry. Harry and McGonagol opened the doors to the Great Hall and all of them trailed forward. The D.P. members seperated and went to their tables, as McGonagol and the first years continued to the front. Six new Slytherins, nine new Hufflepuffs, eight new Ravenclaws, and ten new Gryffindors.
Dumbledore stood up, and the Hall grew quiet.
"A few announcements then. I would remind you all, that the Forbidden Forest is out-of-bounds to all students. Mr. Filch would remind you not to do magic in the halls, and that there is a list of forbidden objects in your common rooms. Lastly, I would inform you of the group that has been reformed. This group has not been present for nearly seventeen years. It was run by one of name, James Potter. It has been reformed, and currently led by a student by the name of Harry Potter. This group is the Dragon's Patrol. Your head of house will inform you of the point of this group later. For now... TUCK IN!" Dumbledore stated, and sat down. The food began to pop up and everyone began eating. Some whispering to eachother.
That night, all of the D.P. members, were in their common room, as Harry and Hermione stood up.
"For this meeting, I came to all of your common rooms and informed you of it. Hermione and I had a better idea for the upcoming meetings. Hermione will inform you of it," Harry stated and turned to Hermione. She picked up a basket behind her and once everyone saw what was inside, they nodded.
"Now, I believe all of you know what these are, so, firstly, I want everyone to come up and take one," she stated. They all walked up and took a coin, and sat down again.
"This year, we do not need as many safety precautions are needed, so, they don't look as much the same as last year to real wizarding money. They are about the weight of a galleon. They all have the number one on one side, and a dragon on the other. There are still the numbers around the edges however. The system is much the same as last year for D.A. The numbers, are really a date and time. When Harry changes the numbers, the coin will grow hot. As well as, the dragon will start moving around, breathing fire. Not real fire, it won't come out of the coin or burn your clothes. The dragon will also do this at the time of the meeting. Good for if you forget about it. Please keep the coins in your pockets at all times. Thank you," she finished. Everyone nodded and put the coins in their pockets. Harry and Hermione sat down. Harry sat in front of a table and began writing letters to Lisa Turpin, Draco Malfoy, Susan Bones, and Justin Finch-Fletchley to meet him at the Astronomy tower at seven in the evening the next day. (A/N: He had already talked to Dumbledore about it.) He assured them that they would not get in trouble, and teachers would leave them be if they saw them in the halls. He signed it as Sergeant Major, Potter, so that the girls wouldn't think he was going to ask them out or anything. He took four of the coins and four Colonel badges and stuck them in a sack for him to take with him to his meeting with the four the next day. He walked to the Owlery and gave the letters to some of the school owls to be delivered at breakfast the next day.
* * * * Breakfast Next Morning * * * *
Harry watched as the owls came in and flew to the people they were giving letters to. He watched as the four he had sent letters to looked up, confused, and looked over to him. He just nodded, and watched as he saw Malfoy walk up from his table, over to him.
"What's with the letter Potter?" Malfoy spat.
"You'll find out this evening Draco. I think you'll want to come too," he replied coolly. Draco's fists curled and then relaxed a moment as he looked up, complexed.
"You called me Draco," he stated. Harry nodded.
"But..." Draco started. He nodded and then walked back to his table, still confused. Harry, and all of the Sergeants in D.P. weren't having classes that day. They had talked to the head of houses and found the names of the recommended students. They were going to watch them in some of their classes that day.
Dragon's Patrol
Member Possibilities
Slytherin
Third Years: Raven Astraugh (female), Malcolm Baddock (A/N: Real character, check fourth book)
Fourth Years: Patricia Rion, Ryan Estol
Fifth Years: Kathy Storm, Ethan Ridge
Ravenclaw
Third Years: Orla Quirke (A/N: Real character, check fourth book), Stewart Ackerley (A/N: Real character, check fourth book)
Fourth Years: Sarah Erail, Orion Bredly
Fifth Years: Sophi Istanin, Joshua Zandir
Hufflepuff
Third Years: Eleanor Branstone (A/N: Real character, check fourth book), Kevin Whitby (A/N: Real character, check fourth book)
Fourth Years: Jane McRaily, Devon Oakston
Fifth Years: Morgan Hearton (female), Eric Roch
Gryffindor
Third Years: Natalie McDonald (A/N: Real character, check fourth book), Henry O'rennen
Fourth Years: Ashley Stone, Mark Ealin
Fifth Years: Emma Dlarre, Paul Jones
Harry was to watch and inspect the fifth year Gryffindors and the fifth year Slytherins; Hermione was to watch the fourth year Gryffindors; and Ron was to watch the third year Gryffindors. Cho Chang was watching the third year Ravenclaws; Terry was inspecting the fourth year Ravenclaws, and the fifth were being watched by Luna. Ernie was watching the Hufflepuff fifth years; Hannah was watching the third, Michael was watching fourth. Dean was watching the third year Slytherins, and Seamus was watching the fourth year Slytherins.
Harry had given them each two coins and two Lieutenant badges to give to the people they were watching if they thought they qualified. They were to take the to to an empty classroom and inform them of the opportunity they had; if they said yes, they were to explain the coins, and give them their badges, and their coin. Then tell them how to get to the D.P common room. Harry took four coins, and four badges.
Harry went to speak with Dumbledore about something, and then went to inspect the students he had been assigned.
Harry had just finished watching the students he had been assigned to watch in a potions class - Slytherin and Gryffindor Potions. Before that he had watched Slytherin and Gryffindor Herbology. They seemed to be okay. Snape announced the class over and as the students started packing their things, Harry discretely told the four to stay behind. Snape scowled and left the room since he didn't have another class for another hour. Once the room was empty, but the five, Harry motioned for them to sit. They let their things down and sat at some desks.
"Guess you're wondering why I'm here with you, huh?" Harry asked. They nodded curtly. Harry took out a bag behind his back and opened it. He took out the four coins and the four badges. The four's eyes traveled from the coins to the badges. They looked up, slightly confused.
"You four have been chosen for the Dragon's Patrol; that's why I was in your classes, I was watching you," he stated, handing them the badges, smiling. They recieved the badges and looked up, smiles started to form on their faces. Then they looked to the coins in his hand and looked up. He smiled, and handed them each a coin.
"Before I explain the coins, I want to know, do you accept the position?" he asked. They nodded, and so did he.
"Good. Please do not inform anyone of your position yet, or, anything I'm going to inform you now. That isn't money, can't but anything with it. If you'll notice, there's a dragon on one side. Those numbers on the edge are really a time and date. That's the time and date of the next meeting, which is tonight by the way. Whenever a meeting has been planned, you're coin will grow hot, and the dragon will start moving around, breathing fire. Not real fire, it won't come out of the coin, or burn your clothes. The dragon will also do this at the time of the meeting. Please keep the coins in your pockets at all times. Everything else will be explained tonight, where you will meet all the other members. Now... as to where the meeting will be held... when you step into your common rooms, go to the right. You will see a painting of a dragon breathing fire. This is a door. The password is 'Draconis Morduit'. Now... you two... the password to your tower is 'Opal's Desire' correct?" he stated. The two Slytherin's nodded, baffled as to why he knew their password, and why he had just said it in front of two Gryffindors. The two Gryffindors held the same expression.
"Good. Now, the meeting's at nine, don't be late. If you'll excuse me, I've got an appointment with some other students after dinner. You two better head off for dinner as well," he stated, ignoring their faces, and left the classroom.
* * * * After Dinner, in Astronomy Tower * * * *
Harry sat down on a bench in the Astronomy tower and waited for the four to come. Lisa showed first, next Draco, then Justin, and Susan. They came in, and Harry motioned for them to sit. Draco scowled, but did so. Harry smiled and started speaking.
"Wondering why you're here?" he asked. They all nodded.
"The four of you have been chosen to be in Dragon's Patrol. If you accept, I will continue. Don't worry Draco, you're not the only Slytherin in D.P. So, do you all accpet?" he stated. They all nodded. Hary pulled out the bag that held their badges and coins and handed them each their badge and a coin.
"Okay. As for the coins, their not real money. There's a dragon on one side. The numbers, are the time and date of the next meeting. That's tonight, at nine if you'll notice. Whenever a meeting has been planned, you're coin will grow hot, and the dragon will start moving around, breathing fire. Not real fire, it won't come out of the coin, or burn your clothes. The dragon will also do this at the time of the meeting. Please keep the coins in your pockets at all times. Everything else will be explained tonight, where you will meet all the other members. Now... as to where the meeting will be held... when you step into your common rooms, go to the right. You will see a painting of a dragon breathing fire. This is a door. The password is 'Draconis Morduit'. Please do not inform anyone of your positions just yet, though, if someone asks about the badge, you don't have to deny anything. Please do not inform anyone of that which I just told you either. Now... Draco, the other D.P. members from your house are Raven Astraugh, Malcolm Baddock, Patricia Rion, Ryan Estol, Kathy Storm, and Ethan Ridge," harry stated. The people in the room looked somewhat dazed. Harry pulled one more coin, and another badge from the bag an handed it to Draco.
"You are to ask Pansy if she would like to join. Tell her everything I have told you. If she declines, then when you come to the meeting tonight, bring the badge and coin back. If she accepts, I'll expect to see her as well," Harry stated. Draco nodded, and the four began to put their badges on, and stick the coins in their pockets. Harry nodded.
"Well, I'll be off. See you tonight," he said and made leave of the room.
He found the other members and all of the 'Member Possibilities' were now members, wearing their badges. He sat down on the couch in the Gryffindor common room and fell asleep, exhausted.
Author Note:
Well, did you like that? Don't worry, I'll get to Harry's twin, and other things soon enough. Consider this chapter... sort of... a background piece. Let you know what's happening before thing happen, right right? :)
Hope you enjoyed. Send me Lots of reviews, since this is the first chapter, especially since this is the first chapter. Don't firget to read my other story: Scarring Links. I also have another story, I'm thinking of posting! Remember, review please! P.S. Harry's not taking Divination. He decided not to after his O.W.L.s in this story.
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Chapter 1
Dragon's Patrol
A boy with raven black hair lay in his bed and rolled over in his sleep. He shifted, and opened his emerald eyes. He groaned, and turned to stare at the ceiling. 'Just a few more weeks' he thought. Just a few more weeks until he'd be out of the hell hole that the Dursley's called 'home'. His hand went to his scar and he rubbed it, trying to get some of the pain to go away. He'd been having a dream before he awoke, and it confused him. He wasn't sure if he could call it a dream, it wasn't that long, but, it was a dream. In the 'dream' he had seen two lightning bolts standing there, blackness behind them. Then they started to move towards eachother; he had awoken before they had overlapped at all. A tap at his window broke his train of thought. He climbed out of his bed with a grunt and made move to open the window. His owl, Hedwig was there; she came into the room and sat on his desk. He looked at her foot, suprisingly, it had a letter on it. He untied the letter and looked at the envelope. To Harry, From Hermione is what it read. He smiled, and opened the envelope; a strange look appeared on his face as he read on.
Dear Harry,
Harry, Sorry if I'm waking you up... But I woke up in the middle of the night,
I'll explain why later, but Hedwig was on my window sill, so I decided to write now.
I think something strange if happening, or something important Harry...
Hear me out, and listen to my reasoning Harry, you might agree.
For one, the reason why I woke up. I had a dream about two scars...
Like yours... Anyway, they moved toward each other. Don't you think it's a little strange
that I'm the one having a dream like that!? Second... Dumbledore sent me an owl Harry.
It mentioned that he was coming to pick you up from the Dursley's EARLY, Harry! Now,
I'm sure you don't mind that or anything, but, he's also picking Ron and I up.
We're all going over to Sirius' house. Sorry again for waking you up, but please write back soon.
Love,
Hermione
Harry dropped the letter on his desk, and immediately sat down. He took out a piece of parchment, and a quill. The quill began moving furiously across the page as he wrote his reply.
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A girl with bushy brown hair and dark chocolate eyes sat on her bed in thought. She was desperately hoping that her friend would write back soon, very soon. She kept hearing noises and would run to her window hoping it was Hedwig, her friend's owl. Then, she heard a tapping; the sound was coming from the vicinity of her window. She ran over and opened the window; she sighed in relief as she saw Hedwig, with a letter attached to her foot. The owl came and sat on the back of her chair as Hermione untied the letter. It read:
Hermione,
Are you sure? The dream I mean, are you sure?
This is important 'Mione!
Oh, and were you serious about Dumbledore coming to pick me up?
Anyway, 'Mione, you didn't wake me up, I was already awake.
I had the same dream too Hermione...
What do you think it means? This is all confusing.
I awoke from my dream with pain in my scar though.
Write back soon.
~Harry
She gasped and sat down on her bed again. Her head lifted suddenly as she made a choice. She quickly scribbled a note to Harry and then hurried to grab a few things she thought she might need. She heard Hedwig flying out her window. She smiled, but quickly lost the mile and continued to grab her things and change. Then she ran downstairs. Careful not to wake anyone up; then she climbed into her fireplace.
"Little Whinging Number Four Privet Drive" she stated clearly, throwing some floo-powder.
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Harry heard the tapping at his window and hurriedly let Hedwig in. He grabbed the note from her leg and read it quickly.
I'm coming over there, right now Harry
Was all it read. He frowned and was about to reply, when he heard someone cough downstairs. He quietly slipped out his door, and climbed down the stairs, skipping a few steps, as they were the few that creaked. He got near the bottom of the stairs and he heard someone muttering, a voice he knew quite well.
'Glad Dumbledore got Harry's house on the network. I'm also glad that the ministry doesn't know about it' the voice mumbled.
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Hermione looked around, in search of a door that might lead to Harry's room. She watched her feet move across the floor, not really paying attention, when she saw a small door underneath the stairs. She opened it from curiosity. It looked like it had once been used as a room; there was a few small shelves along with some other things that might point to that conclusion. She frowned, remembering something Harry had told her; this used to be where he slept. She muttered something about the indecency of it, and looked up. She saw Harry's face staring back at her. She smiled, but he frowned. He walked up stairs again muttering to himself. She followed him and watched as he walked into a room. She followed him in, and shut the door behind her.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her quietly, as he sat down on her bed.
"I didn't want to talk by owl, I wanted to talk to you... That so bad?" she replied. He rolled his eyes.
"You shouldn't have come," he stated flatly. She rolled her eyes this time and walked over to him; she sat on his bed and looked down at her hands.
"Harry, were you serious? The part about the dream?" she asked quietly. He nodded.
"What do you think it means 'Mione?" he asked, looking up, and his eyes met hers. She shook her head.
"I don't know Harry, I just don't..." she replied. He nodded. They heard a few pops and looked over to where the sound had come from. Harry's face lightened up. Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus, and Mrs. Weasley were all standing in front of him. He jumped up and started throwing all his things in his trunk. He snapped it shut and put it on it's side, holding onto the handle.
"Ready to go, aren't we, Harry," commented an amused looking Dumbledore. Hermione laughed, and Harry nodded vigorously. Then he paused.
"Why are you picking us up anyway? Has anything happened?" Harry asked, chancing a quick glance at Hermione.
"You will find out, everything will be learned, all in good time," Sirius replied. Harry groaned, but started walking downstairs. Hermione took Hedwig's cage, Hedwig inside, and followed him. All the adults in Harry's room took nervous glances at each other and shook their heads. Then they trailed out of Harry's room to follow Harry. They were standing in front of Harry's fireplace. Sirius walked over to Harry, and performed a shrinking spell on Harry's trunk. Harry nodded and put it in his pocket. Hermione whispered something to Harry and he nodded. She took a bag of floo powder from her pocket and took out the amount she wanted, stepped into the fire, and threw the powder as she stated the address of her home. Remus followed her into the fireplace going to the same place. They came back a few minutes later, looking no different, but Hermione had her trunk in her pocket, as Remus had shrunk it. Remus handed Harry some floo powder and instructed Hermione and Harry to go to Grimmauld Place. They did so, and Remus followed suit. The others, apparated.
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Harry, with the others following, walked into the kitchen of Sirius' home and many sat at the table. Harry closed his eyes and smiled in contentment. Hermione was watching him, a smile played across her lips, seeing him looking so peaceful. Someone coughed, and Harry opened his eyes; Hermione looked up. It was Sirius. He looked over to Dumbledore. Sirius was grinning for some strange reason. Remus and Mrs. Weasley nodded. Mrs. Weasley called upstairs and soon they all heard the clunking feet of Ron, running down the stairs, with Ginny, quietly walking behind him. Ron was grinning at Harry and Hermione; they both laughed and rolled their eyes. Ginny went to go talk to Hermione, as Ron took the seat on the other side of Harry. Mrs. Weasley watched her children, talking to their friends, then looked up at Dumbledore. Sirius coughed again. Dumbledore's eyes shone with slight amusement.
"Harry," he started. Harry looked up at his headmaster, as did the other children in the room.
"Harry, we may have some news for you. Do you wish Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley to remain here, or have them leave?" Dumbledore asked. Harry quirked an eyebrow, but nodded. He looked from Ron, to Hermione, and back to the professor.
"They can stay Professor," he replied. He paused and looked at Ginny.
"They can all stay," he finished. Dumbledore nodded. Mrs. Weasley left the room, already knowing what was to be said.
"Well, on the first... I'm giving you the badge of prefect, can't let the trio be split up, can we? Ginny, this is your fifth year, and you have also been selected a prefect," he stated, giving them a moment to let it sink in. He handed each of them a badge and a booklet. They were all grinning.
"On the second... I have been talking to Sirius, and Remus. We have decided to start a group. It's much like the D.A. group you did last year. This is something you're father was in charge of when he was in Hogwarts. The program stopped when he left Hogwarts, and we hadn't thought we'd start it up again when he died. Sirius, Remus, and I, thought it would be appropriate though, if James' son carried it on. The program is called Dragon's Patrol. The idea behind Dragon's Patrol, is, that a group of selected students, patrol the school and are given special lessons. You, would be able to hand out detentions, and assign points, as well as take them. We have also made a slight link to the program. You, would be one of the teachers for the extra lessons given to these students, much like you're D.A. Now I ask you, do you accept? You would have to create the title for yourself, as we do not remember what the title was beforehand, but, again I ask, do you accept?" Dumbledore stated. Harry's eyes were wide with shock. He nodded though.
"Good. Here is a list of already approved members for Dragon's Patrol," he stated, handing Harry a sheet of parchment.
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Dragon's Patrol
Approved Members
Harry James Potter
Ronald Weasley
Hermione Granger
Virginia Weasley
Luna Lovegood
Neville Longbottom
Ernie Macmillan
Lee Jordan
Cho Chang
Michael Corner
Hannah Abbott
Dean Thomas
Seamus Finnagin
Lavender Brown
Parvati Patil
Anthony Goldstein (A/N: He's not an OC, he's in the 5th book if you want to check me on that)
Dennis Creevey
Collin Creevey
Terry Boot
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Harry looked up from the parchment, then handed it to Hermione so the others could read it.
"All these people were in D.A. last year," he stated. Dumbledore's eyes twinkled, and he nodded.
"You may add others if you find the need, but I would prefer if you consult me before doing so," he replied. Harry nodded.
"Now Harry, you are the, leader, shall we call you, of this group, but you will not be the only one with a leadership type status. Mr. Weasley, Ms. Granger, Ms. Weasley, Mr. Longbottom, and Ms. Lovegood will be... co-leaders, of a sort. It would be best if you thought up ranking titles now," he added. Harry nodded and looked to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny.
"What do you guys think, as titles I mean?" he asked. They all shrugged their shoulders and stayed quiet for a moment.
"Well, we might try using the muggle army style rankings," suggested Hermione. Harry nodded, but Ginny and Ron quirked an eyebrow.
"You know... for Harry we could use... Sergeant, Captain, Colonel, something like that. Or we could do something like... Harry was... Sergeant Major, and then the next rank was Sergeant, and the next was Private, Cadet, or something..." she added. Harry nodded.
"Soooo... what's Harry's title gonna be?" asked Ginny. All eyes turned to Harry.
"I like Sergeant Major," put in Hermione. Harry nodded his approval, and Ron and Ginny also agreed.
"Ok, and Luna, Ginny, Ron, Neville, and I, will be... Sergeants?" stated Hermione. The others nodded.
"As for the others... How about Private," she added, and the others nodded. Harry looked over to Dumbledore.
"Well, I guess, that makes me Sergeant Major, Harry James Potter. The next rank is Sergeant, and the next, is Private," he stated to him. Dumbledore nodded, a slight glint in his eye.
"I think that's all... Well, you four might want to get some rest. Tomorrow you're going to be doing some planning and organizing for D.P. and the next day, you'll be headed for Diagon Alley, for school supplies, and a few other things... Then, the next day, you will be going to Hogwarts early, for reasons that will be specified once at Hogwarts," he stated. They all nodded and began to move towards their rooms. Hermione and Harry were greeted shortly afterwards by Sirius and Remus, to un-shrink their trunks.
* * * * Morning After * * * *
Harry woke at eight thirty in the morning to the sound of Hedwig flapping her wings noisily. He yawned and stretched his arms out. He climbed out of bed and went down stairs. Hermione, Ron and Ginny were already downstairs, munching on toast while Mrs. Weasley finished the rest of the meal. Harry walked to the table and sat down, grabbing a piece of toast as he sat. He then happily began munching as well. A couple minutes after Mrs. Weasley had finished with the rest of the meal, Dumbledore showed up, holding a velvet bag. He walked over to Harry and pulled some things out of his pocket. He handed Harry a badge, then gave a badge to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. Harry inspected his badge. It had the letter's SM in large capital letters in the middle of the badge. On the edge of the badge it said Dragon's Patrol many times going in a circle around the edge. There was a dragon stitched in the background, in the centre. He looked over at Hermione's badge, it was the same, only it had a large S in the middle instead. Harry looked up, his eyes shifted to the velvet bag. Dumbledore handed the bag over to Harry. Inside the bag was a smaller, blue velvet bag that was laying on top of many other badges. Harry inspected both things. The bigger bag contained badges, that were the same as Harry's, only they had the letter P. The smaller bag, contained a few more badges like Hermione's, Ginny's, and Ron's. Harry counted the badges that were for the Privates. There were twenty six. That was double than they needed. Harry suspected, that was for when, and if, he elected more members. There were only three other Sergeant badges. But that was still one more than needed. Harry looked up, somewhat baffled. Dumbledore had that usual glint in his eyes.
"I'm trusting you to send a letter to each of the members, along which their badges. It's your responsibility," he stated. Harry nodded. So Dumbledore continued.
"Inform them of their rights, the rules, and anything you think they should know. Also, please inform them that they need to be at King's Cross Station for the Hogwarts Express on August 30th at eleven o'clock in the morning," he finished and turned to leave again. Harry nodded. Then turned to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny.
"Hermione, Ron, can I borrow your owls to make it faster to send these?" he asked. They nodded. He put the velvet bag on the ground by his chair and went back to his breakfast, the others following suit.
* * * * After Breakfast, In Ron and Harry's Room * * * *
Harry was sitting in his room that he shared with Ron. Hermione of Rom were sitting on Ron's bed, while Harry was at his desk with a pile of parchment. Hermione and Ron were there to watch, and help. Harry's face screwed up in concentration as he wrote the first letter, neatly.
Dear Neville Longbottom,
Neville, this school year will be slightly different than the past. There is a new organization that will be within Hogwart's walls this year. That organization is titled, Dragon's Patrol. The leader of this organization, would be me. There are basically three ranks within this organization, one, that's for me, is Sergeant Major. The other two, are Sergeant, then Private. What this organization does, is patrol the school. All three ranks have the ability to hand out detentions, as well as, take away, and give, house points. You have been selected, and accepted as a Sergeant. Your badge is included in this letter. If you wish to decline, please owl back. I would urge you however, not to do this Neville, I think this'll be good for you, and besides, you'll be in one of my classes again, like last year, D.A. If I remember correctly, you enjoyed, and were skilled at D.A. If you accept, please come to King's Cross Station on August 30th at eleven in the morning to board the Hogwarts Express.
Sincerely,
Sergeant Major,
Harry Potter
Harry breathed a sigh of relief as he had just finished the first one. He handed it to Hermione and Ron so that they could read it before he sent it off. Hermione looked up after reading and beamed at him. Ron nodded his approval. Harry grabbed one of the Sergeant badges and then folded up the letter, placing the badge inside. He then sealed the letter and tied it to Hedwig's foot telling her where to take it. After that, he started on a letter that was much the same, to Luna. After doing so, he started on one to Ernie Macmillan. He continued down the list until he finished. He had only sent the letters to Neville, Luna, and Ernie though. Every hour or so, the owls would return with replies of acceptance and gratitude, each time the owls came back, he sent them with more letters.
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At three o'clock, all the letters were sent, and none of the accepted members had refused. Harry let out a sigh of relief. He stacked all the papers on his desk in a pile and placed the velvet bag beside the pile. He felt tired, so just climbed into his bed and closed his eyes, falling asleep soon afterwards.
At four thirty, Hermione knocked on his door, but heard no reply. She slowly creaked open the door and stuck her head in.
She smiled, seeing Harry asleep in his bed. She walked over to him. Her hand caressed his cheek and she smiled sweetly at
him. She bent over and kissed his cheek gently. She walked outside of the room, turning off the light and shutting the
door as she left.
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Harry awoke feeling very refreshed. He remembered he was going to Diagon Alley today. He climbed out of bed and changed
his clothes. He walked downstairs and saw Hermione, Ginny, and Ron waiting for him. He smiled and walked to them.
* * * * We're Skipping to them getting on the Hogwarts Express, from Hogwarts, going to greet the other Dragon Patrol Members * * * *
Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Ginny were all on the Hogwarts Express at the front, nearing closer to Kings Cross. They were all wearing muggle clothes, but were also wearing their badges . If any muggles saw their badges, they would think they were from some tiny private school somewhere. Though, they weren't going into the actual King's Cross; they would be on the other side of Platform 9 and 3/4. They shouldn't have any problems with muggles. All were wearing their Prefect and D.P. badges; and Harry was wearing his Quiditch Captain badge. They were conversing, when the train stopped. They smiled and walked out of the train. They went over to where the members would be walking through and stood there waiting to greet them. The first to come through was Ernie Macmillan, and the last, was Michael Corner. Once all were on the train, they all met in the Head's compartment for a meeting.
"Hello, thank you for coming..." Harry started, nervously.
"You all can call me Harry, or Major Potter if it's important. I'd prefer Harry though. Um... most things were explained in the letters I believe, so... any questions?" he asked, uncertain. Ernie's hand raised, then dropped.
"Why has this group been made?" he asked. Harry nodded.
"I'm not quite certain as to why. Maybe Dumbledore figured it was best for us to continue D.A. so, he found a way that we can do it, and he can keep tabs on everything we do?" Harry replied. Several heads nodded in understandment.
"I noticed something. All of these people were in D.A. last year. Don't you think we should get some new faces as well?" asked Terry Boot. Harry nodded.
"Yes, I had been thinking on that. I was thinking of a way to do so, get the best I mean," Harry replied, and paused, then continued.
"I was thinking of going around and talking to the Head of Houses; asking whom their best students were, that kind of thing. Then we could watch them in some of their classes. Potions and D.A.D.A for instance. I was thinking of... two third years from each house, as well as two fourth years, and maybe two fifth years from each house. I also think that the Head Boy and Head Girl should be in D.P.," he finished. All the people in the room nodded approvingly.
"I'm not sure of the fifth years though, do you think we should? It might make it harder for them to study for their O.W.L.s," he added.
"We should still invite them, it's their choice to join or not," stated Hermione.
"This way, with new students, when we graduate, there'll still be people in the group that are experienced," Harry finished. All agreed and they sat silently a moment.
"How come there are no Slytherins?" asked Michael.
"There were none in D.A. and so far, we only have D.A. members. I'm not sure... maybe Dumbledore thought it best that we decide if we let any Slytherins in since... we don't always... get along," answered Harry. The others nodded.
"So... who thinks we give the Slytherins a try?" asked Harry. Hermione slowly raised her hand; and was followed by several others. Eventually all agreed.
"Alright, we let Slytherins in, but their privileges are cut when, or if, they act up or abuse them," stated Harry. Others nodded.
"Well, other than the ones I've already listed... I think we should also get... Lisa Turpin (A/N: Not an OC, check the first book!), Draco Malfoy, Susan Bones, and Justin Finch-Fletchley," Harry stated. Ron and Hermione almost gagged along with several others.
"M-Malfoy?" Ron sputtered. Harry nodded. After much conversing, they were all at Hogwarts. They had all, changed into their robes, and had their badges on.
The Great Hall had been re-arranged for now and they were all sitting at one table in the centre. Harry stood up.
"I'd like to announce a few things. Please listen carefully, because they hold importance. The password for the Gryffindor tower is 'Dragon's Flame'" he stated, and paused, looking amusedly at the confused faces. Why were the ones that weren't Gryffindors being told its password? Harry continued.
"The password for Ravenclaw tower is 'Mind's Flame'. The password for Hufflepuff tower is 'Heart's Toil', and the password for Slytherin tower is 'Opal's Desire'. You are allowed to go inside the towers of the other houses, but, do I advise you not to break any rules or plan pranks for the other towers by using this privilege. When you enter your house towers, you will notice that, to your right, there is a painting of a dragon breathing fire. That is a door. The password is 'Draconis Morduit' (A/N: that's all Latin I believe. The 'morduit' part is anyhow. I took latin for a year.) That door will take you to a common room for the D.P. members. You are not to tell any others of the position of this room, or the password. I'd prefer it if you didn't tell them at all. This room is where we will have all meetings. Now, on to other matters. We are not to be seen out of our towers past midnight by teachers, but before then is allowed, unlike other students. One other thing, those of you that have D.P. badges with the letter P, please step forward," he finished. He had discussed the part about the badges, with Dumbledore, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. He had also discussed the bedtime with Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. All the Privates in the group stood and came to Harry in a crowd. Harry waved his wand at them and muttered something under his breath. He looked up and nodded.
"If you'll look at your badges, you'll notice that they've changed. You have all been changed to Colonels. Partly due to the fact, we didn't want people to mistake the badges as Prefect badges, and partly because, you will be a slightly higher rank now. This is because, you were in D.A. last year and have experience. The rank below you, is Lieutenant. Those will be the third, fourth, and fifth years we are recruiting. Lisa Turpin, Draco Malfoy, Susan Bones, and Justin Finch-Fletchley will be Colonels however, because they are the same year," he finished. All of the extra Private badges he had had, he had gotten Dumbledore to change so that they had the letter L instead. He had also had Dumbledore make eleven more of the Lieutenant badges, so they had twenty-four; enough to give six badges per house. He had had him make four more Colonel badges. He suspected that he had made several more than that so that they would still have enough for several years if they kept the program running.
After they had finished eating they all went to their house towers. Some went to check out the D.P. room. Some sat around at conversed on what the year would be like. Soon though, they all found themselves falling alseep, then waking up to find themselves getting ready for when the students would arrive.
* * * * The Students Arrive * * * *
Most of the students were already inside, but the Dragon's Patrol members, the first years, and Proffessor McGonagol, were outside of the Great Hall.
"First Years! The sorting ceremony will begin shortly. At this ceremony, you will be sorted into your houses, and then will join your fellow house members at your house's table. Before then, I would like you to hear a few words by Mr. Potter," McGonagol stated and stepped back. Harry stepped forward and smiled at the first years; the ones that were whispering even.
"Hello there; I'm Harry Potter, as you may have guessed. I won't say much, promise; I know you'd like to get on with the ceremony and then the feast! First of all, I'll bring to your attention, that I'm just plain old Harry. I am leader of the Dragon's Patrol team, and as such, you can come to me any time you want. You can come to any of the team's members," he stated, motioning to the other members behind them. They smiled at the first years.
"Now, I think, we should go to the Great Hall," finished Harry. Harry and McGonagol opened the doors to the Great Hall and all of them trailed forward. The D.P. members seperated and went to their tables, as McGonagol and the first years continued to the front. Six new Slytherins, nine new Hufflepuffs, eight new Ravenclaws, and ten new Gryffindors.
Dumbledore stood up, and the Hall grew quiet.
"A few announcements then. I would remind you all, that the Forbidden Forest is out-of-bounds to all students. Mr. Filch would remind you not to do magic in the halls, and that there is a list of forbidden objects in your common rooms. Lastly, I would inform you of the group that has been reformed. This group has not been present for nearly seventeen years. It was run by one of name, James Potter. It has been reformed, and currently led by a student by the name of Harry Potter. This group is the Dragon's Patrol. Your head of house will inform you of the point of this group later. For now... TUCK IN!" Dumbledore stated, and sat down. The food began to pop up and everyone began eating. Some whispering to eachother.
That night, all of the D.P. members, were in their common room, as Harry and Hermione stood up.
"For this meeting, I came to all of your common rooms and informed you of it. Hermione and I had a better idea for the upcoming meetings. Hermione will inform you of it," Harry stated and turned to Hermione. She picked up a basket behind her and once everyone saw what was inside, they nodded.
"Now, I believe all of you know what these are, so, firstly, I want everyone to come up and take one," she stated. They all walked up and took a coin, and sat down again.
"This year, we do not need as many safety precautions are needed, so, they don't look as much the same as last year to real wizarding money. They are about the weight of a galleon. They all have the number one on one side, and a dragon on the other. There are still the numbers around the edges however. The system is much the same as last year for D.A. The numbers, are really a date and time. When Harry changes the numbers, the coin will grow hot. As well as, the dragon will start moving around, breathing fire. Not real fire, it won't come out of the coin or burn your clothes. The dragon will also do this at the time of the meeting. Good for if you forget about it. Please keep the coins in your pockets at all times. Thank you," she finished. Everyone nodded and put the coins in their pockets. Harry and Hermione sat down. Harry sat in front of a table and began writing letters to Lisa Turpin, Draco Malfoy, Susan Bones, and Justin Finch-Fletchley to meet him at the Astronomy tower at seven in the evening the next day. (A/N: He had already talked to Dumbledore about it.) He assured them that they would not get in trouble, and teachers would leave them be if they saw them in the halls. He signed it as Sergeant Major, Potter, so that the girls wouldn't think he was going to ask them out or anything. He took four of the coins and four Colonel badges and stuck them in a sack for him to take with him to his meeting with the four the next day. He walked to the Owlery and gave the letters to some of the school owls to be delivered at breakfast the next day.
* * * * Breakfast Next Morning * * * *
Harry watched as the owls came in and flew to the people they were giving letters to. He watched as the four he had sent letters to looked up, confused, and looked over to him. He just nodded, and watched as he saw Malfoy walk up from his table, over to him.
"What's with the letter Potter?" Malfoy spat.
"You'll find out this evening Draco. I think you'll want to come too," he replied coolly. Draco's fists curled and then relaxed a moment as he looked up, complexed.
"You called me Draco," he stated. Harry nodded.
"But..." Draco started. He nodded and then walked back to his table, still confused. Harry, and all of the Sergeants in D.P. weren't having classes that day. They had talked to the head of houses and found the names of the recommended students. They were going to watch them in some of their classes that day.
Dragon's Patrol
Member Possibilities
Slytherin
Third Years: Raven Astraugh (female), Malcolm Baddock (A/N: Real character, check fourth book)
Fourth Years: Patricia Rion, Ryan Estol
Fifth Years: Kathy Storm, Ethan Ridge
Ravenclaw
Third Years: Orla Quirke (A/N: Real character, check fourth book), Stewart Ackerley (A/N: Real character, check fourth book)
Fourth Years: Sarah Erail, Orion Bredly
Fifth Years: Sophi Istanin, Joshua Zandir
Hufflepuff
Third Years: Eleanor Branstone (A/N: Real character, check fourth book), Kevin Whitby (A/N: Real character, check fourth book)
Fourth Years: Jane McRaily, Devon Oakston
Fifth Years: Morgan Hearton (female), Eric Roch
Gryffindor
Third Years: Natalie McDonald (A/N: Real character, check fourth book), Henry O'rennen
Fourth Years: Ashley Stone, Mark Ealin
Fifth Years: Emma Dlarre, Paul Jones
Harry was to watch and inspect the fifth year Gryffindors and the fifth year Slytherins; Hermione was to watch the fourth year Gryffindors; and Ron was to watch the third year Gryffindors. Cho Chang was watching the third year Ravenclaws; Terry was inspecting the fourth year Ravenclaws, and the fifth were being watched by Luna. Ernie was watching the Hufflepuff fifth years; Hannah was watching the third, Michael was watching fourth. Dean was watching the third year Slytherins, and Seamus was watching the fourth year Slytherins.
Harry had given them each two coins and two Lieutenant badges to give to the people they were watching if they thought they qualified. They were to take the to to an empty classroom and inform them of the opportunity they had; if they said yes, they were to explain the coins, and give them their badges, and their coin. Then tell them how to get to the D.P common room. Harry took four coins, and four badges.
Harry went to speak with Dumbledore about something, and then went to inspect the students he had been assigned.
Harry had just finished watching the students he had been assigned to watch in a potions class - Slytherin and Gryffindor Potions. Before that he had watched Slytherin and Gryffindor Herbology. They seemed to be okay. Snape announced the class over and as the students started packing their things, Harry discretely told the four to stay behind. Snape scowled and left the room since he didn't have another class for another hour. Once the room was empty, but the five, Harry motioned for them to sit. They let their things down and sat at some desks.
"Guess you're wondering why I'm here with you, huh?" Harry asked. They nodded curtly. Harry took out a bag behind his back and opened it. He took out the four coins and the four badges. The four's eyes traveled from the coins to the badges. They looked up, slightly confused.
"You four have been chosen for the Dragon's Patrol; that's why I was in your classes, I was watching you," he stated, handing them the badges, smiling. They recieved the badges and looked up, smiles started to form on their faces. Then they looked to the coins in his hand and looked up. He smiled, and handed them each a coin.
"Before I explain the coins, I want to know, do you accept the position?" he asked. They nodded, and so did he.
"Good. Please do not inform anyone of your position yet, or, anything I'm going to inform you now. That isn't money, can't but anything with it. If you'll notice, there's a dragon on one side. Those numbers on the edge are really a time and date. That's the time and date of the next meeting, which is tonight by the way. Whenever a meeting has been planned, you're coin will grow hot, and the dragon will start moving around, breathing fire. Not real fire, it won't come out of the coin, or burn your clothes. The dragon will also do this at the time of the meeting. Please keep the coins in your pockets at all times. Everything else will be explained tonight, where you will meet all the other members. Now... as to where the meeting will be held... when you step into your common rooms, go to the right. You will see a painting of a dragon breathing fire. This is a door. The password is 'Draconis Morduit'. Now... you two... the password to your tower is 'Opal's Desire' correct?" he stated. The two Slytherin's nodded, baffled as to why he knew their password, and why he had just said it in front of two Gryffindors. The two Gryffindors held the same expression.
"Good. Now, the meeting's at nine, don't be late. If you'll excuse me, I've got an appointment with some other students after dinner. You two better head off for dinner as well," he stated, ignoring their faces, and left the classroom.
* * * * After Dinner, in Astronomy Tower * * * *
Harry sat down on a bench in the Astronomy tower and waited for the four to come. Lisa showed first, next Draco, then Justin, and Susan. They came in, and Harry motioned for them to sit. Draco scowled, but did so. Harry smiled and started speaking.
"Wondering why you're here?" he asked. They all nodded.
"The four of you have been chosen to be in Dragon's Patrol. If you accept, I will continue. Don't worry Draco, you're not the only Slytherin in D.P. So, do you all accpet?" he stated. They all nodded. Hary pulled out the bag that held their badges and coins and handed them each their badge and a coin.
"Okay. As for the coins, their not real money. There's a dragon on one side. The numbers, are the time and date of the next meeting. That's tonight, at nine if you'll notice. Whenever a meeting has been planned, you're coin will grow hot, and the dragon will start moving around, breathing fire. Not real fire, it won't come out of the coin, or burn your clothes. The dragon will also do this at the time of the meeting. Please keep the coins in your pockets at all times. Everything else will be explained tonight, where you will meet all the other members. Now... as to where the meeting will be held... when you step into your common rooms, go to the right. You will see a painting of a dragon breathing fire. This is a door. The password is 'Draconis Morduit'. Please do not inform anyone of your positions just yet, though, if someone asks about the badge, you don't have to deny anything. Please do not inform anyone of that which I just told you either. Now... Draco, the other D.P. members from your house are Raven Astraugh, Malcolm Baddock, Patricia Rion, Ryan Estol, Kathy Storm, and Ethan Ridge," harry stated. The people in the room looked somewhat dazed. Harry pulled one more coin, and another badge from the bag an handed it to Draco.
"You are to ask Pansy if she would like to join. Tell her everything I have told you. If she declines, then when you come to the meeting tonight, bring the badge and coin back. If she accepts, I'll expect to see her as well," Harry stated. Draco nodded, and the four began to put their badges on, and stick the coins in their pockets. Harry nodded.
"Well, I'll be off. See you tonight," he said and made leave of the room.
He found the other members and all of the 'Member Possibilities' were now members, wearing their badges. He sat down on the couch in the Gryffindor common room and fell asleep, exhausted.
Author Note:
Well, did you like that? Don't worry, I'll get to Harry's twin, and other things soon enough. Consider this chapter... sort of... a background piece. Let you know what's happening before thing happen, right right? :)
Hope you enjoyed. Send me Lots of reviews, since this is the first chapter, especially since this is the first chapter. Don't firget to read my other story: Scarring Links. I also have another story, I'm thinking of posting! Remember, review please! P.S. Harry's not taking Divination. He decided not to after his O.W.L.s in this story.
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