A/N thanks for your reviews and support. This chapter is going to have a time skip in it.

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Harrison's POV

The time between their food fight with the House of Leo and Yule break flew by. Harrison learned the Yule was the traditional magic holiday. It fell in with Christmas so places like England changed the name to accommodate muggleborns.

Through their etiquette lessons, he learned about the basic rituals for Yule and Samhain. Like many rituals both were considered dark and illegal in his home country. At Nightingale, though he was allowed to perform the Samhain ritual. It was performed under the guidance and watchful eye of the blood magic professor.

With it, his magic was calmer than before more controlled. Harrison was slowly becoming more in intune with his magic. Though he would be unable to perform the Yule ritual he would be back at school for the following.

Since his prank against the Lions, he had faced the displeasure of both his house and the lion's. Members of his house thought that the prank was bringing too much scrutiny down upon them. Harrison reminded them that they werewolves. Wolves ran as a pack and were meant to have courage. Not hide like mice.

That reminder had gotten his house off his case. The lions were far less inclined as they believed their leader when he blamed Harrison. Right or wrong they sought to bring the first year down. Too bad for them Harrison had taken his father's pranking stories to heart. That combined with his skill in battle magic made it very difficult for a spell to hit him.

In just a few short months since Harrison's arrival, the once peaceful halls of Nightingale were practically a war zone. The professors set upwards around their classrooms to prevent damage from being done to them. Challenges were being issued left and right by different groups.

Chaos reigned and it was just lions versus wolves. All the houses joined in and fought for power. The professors refused to interfere as long as the fights didnt interrupt the class. Class neutrality remained but everywhere else was free game.

He and his Black Hawks had taken to guerrilla tactics in the hallways. They might not be as adept at fighting as the older students but they could use their speed to their advantage.

Harrison's favorite time had to be the battle meets. Students from all years were allowed to make challenges against each other. The only stipulation being that no higher ranking squad could challenge a squad more than two ranks lower. As it stood Black Hawks were 7-0 in their favor of wins. Every challenge had been met and defeated.

As promised with his first win Regulus explained why he was at Nightingale. Back during the First War, the younger Black sibling had been on the Dark Lord's side. He was one of the most trusted of those who followed. Unsurprising really. The Black Family was well known for following Dark Lords. The exception being Sirius.

Right before the faithful night, Regulus had loaned Kreacher, a Black family house-elf to the Dark Lord. Later he found out that Voldemort had nearly killed the poor creature. That he was hiding something that was a part of his immortality.

In order to protect himself he faked his death and obliviated his house-elf. Durant offered him a place at Nightingale not long after that. Regulus had not left the school since his arrival.

Harrison didnt understand the need to hide from Sirius but he would respect it. The secret was not his to give out. If it became dangerous to his family however he would go to Sirius.

Between pranks, schoolwork, and his apprenticeship Harrison had very little free time. Most of it was spent speaking with the blacksmith apprentices. Magical blacksmiths worked in tandem with the technomages so making connections early would be beneficial to him. Through them, he was learning to identify different types of metals used and their properties.

Finally, the 21st of December came around and they were to take the train home. Before he got on the train he was handed an invitation to the Malfoy Family Yule Ball from Keller. His master had to attend as it was where the Master technomages were meeting this year. As his apprentice, Harrison was required to attend one ball with him. Thankfully it was on the 23rd a day that his family usually didnt have anything planned.

He and his friends stayed towards the back of the train. They didnt want to start anything before the holidays. Issues could be left for when they returned next week.

As a whole, his group was excited to see their families again. Harrison was no different. He looked forward especially to seeing Alex again. Worry for his brother had grown since he had been away. The slightly older boy had stopped replying to his letters within a day. The replies were taking longer and longer to get to him. That was not characteristics of Alex at all.

When they arrived at the train station Harrison was the last to leave their compartment. Grabbing his bag he left the train with the others surrounding him. They knew of his plans and were not going to allow someone to curse him while his back was turned.

The platform was as loud as he expected it to be. Students of all ages went to greet their parents. Off to one side however Harrison saw his father, brother, and Sirius looking for him. He nudged XIII and began to head in their direction.

A voice shouted out stopping them, however, "Potter," he turned to look over his shoulder at Karasu, "We will get you back for this semester. You better be ready for it."

"Challenge accepted, Karasu," he grinned.

Then he spun to head straight for his family. His dad raised an eyebrow at the protectiveness.

Harrison shrugged as he greeted, "Hey dad, Alex, Uncle Sirius."

"Glad to have you back kiddo. Who are your friends?"

Harrison gave quick introductions noticing a set of adults heading their way. They were no doubt the parents of said friends. Sure enough, introductions were made. There were too many names and titles for him to keep up with.

Saying goodbye to his friends he allowed James to side apparate him home. Sirius side apparated Alex a moment later.