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Chapter One: Times Are Going to Change

"Albus, are you sure we should carry out this year? The Sorting Hat has been known to prophesise some events that are truly preposterous, although, I have a feeling that this time, it isn't just co-incidence"

Professor McGonagall said with worry in her voice.

"Minerva, we have to let this pan out. I am sure nothing of too much worry shall happen. After all, this is the place where there were giant snakes, giant spiders, dragons, merpeople, and death-eater wars…need I carry on?"

"Albus, be careful this year. I have a feeling something is going to change..."

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School started with a bang in their 7th year. Now that the house rivalry was in full swing, the people of Slytherin and Gryffindor felt they had something to prove. The Head Girl (Hermione Granger of Gryffindor) and Head Boy (Draco Malfoy of Slytherin) now had the power to stop the fighting of the two houses that had been happening for the past six years, but little did they know, that the Slytherin – Gryffindor war was about to come into a huge crescendo, that would change the world of Hogwarts forever…

"Potter"

"Goyle"

"Weasley"

"Crabbe"

"This is not your territory Slytherins. Get out, before somebody gets hurt"

"How dare you speak to us, you are in the presence of Pure-Bloods, bow down before us or be prepared to die"

The pair of Slytherins and Gryffindors pulled out their wands and were suddenly in duel positions.

"Expelliarmus" The Gryffindors chimed simultaneously.

Now that the Slytherins didn't have their wands, the Gyriffindors would have obviously had the advantage…or so they thought. You see, Slytherins are good with their hands, not their minds. And the Gryffindors visa-versa.

Suddenly there were two huge bodies coming towards the two Gryffindors.

"Shit"

There were fists all over the place. Goyle was on top of Potter and Crabbe on top of Weasley.

Goyle was kicking Potter quite violently, and it had appeared that Potter now had blood seeping out of his wounds. Crabbe was punching Weasley in the face and he now sported a black eye.

In the midst of the fighting, a girl named Pansy Parkinson had walked in and started to laugh heartily at the sight before her, it gave her such pleasure to see pain being inflicted unto others.

"Parkinson, call this off, we do not wish to fight, and can there not be peace?" Potter called out through the fists.

"Peace? Peace? How I hate the word! How I hate all Gryffindors! Coward!"

Just at that moment, Professor Dumbledore walked into the room.

"Children, children, settle!"

When he realised that his words had no meaning, he called out, "Stupefy!" And suddenly all was still.

"What will I do with you? I must call your house leaders"

A few minutes later, Snape and McGonagall were in the room along with Dumbledore.

"What is going on here?" McGonagall screeched after walking into the room.

"That was just what I was about to ask" Snape replied with an utter coolness in his voice. He looked the scene before him. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley of the Gryffindor house and Parkinson, Crabbe and Goyle of his own house, Slytherin.

"These students were just caught in a full fist to fist duel. This must not carry on. If our school is again disturbed to your houses' rivalry, I will be forced to severely punish you, or expel you. This must not carry on! Severus, Minerva, you may come up with a proper punishment for these offending students."

Dumbeldore walked out of the room, shaking his head. Had the Sorting Hat been right? Was this year going to change Hogwarts forever?

A/N: So…what do you think? Please review!