Me: Hey, my HP fans, sorry of not updating, but I had to think a bit on this chapter for quite some time and I hope it's good. To cut this short, my health is been so-so, but it's being treated. So head of warning, my updates of all my stories will be slow, but they will be posted when I can.
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Summary: AU – After meeting with the Headmaster, Harry meets a strange woman that says she can change the past to a better future with his help. Will Harry help her change history to a better one and help those who were in need of help in the beginning?
I don't own Harry Potter. All credit goes to J.K Rowling but I do own my OC, Yuki. Warning there might be some grammar errors and spelling mistakes so please bear with me. No pairings for the children just yet, but head advance – no Harry and Ginny pairing here…I don't like her.
Anyway all said and done, onward to the story!
"What you got there, Astrid?" asked Harry.
"See for yourself," replied Astrid, handing the Daily Prophet to her cousin. Harry took the morning paper and on the front page, it was titled: 'Gringotts Break-In Latest.'
Investigations continues into the break-in at Gringotts on August 4, widely believed to be the work of some dark wizard or witch unknown. Gringotts goblins today insisted that nothing was taken since the lower vaults have high protection spells.
Harry frowned, "Who would be dumb enough to rob from the goblins?"
"Who knows," replied Ophelia. "But it looks like they were looking for a certain vault…"
"But which vault? And what were they looking?" wondered Helena.
"That's the million dollar question," said Bertie.
Harry thought about the four founders' and Merlin's vault, but shook it off. They're highly protected by strong protection charms and only the bloodline descendants from the founders and Merlin can open the vaults.
"Well, whoever those idiots were, they'll think twice about stealing from the goblins," said Leonard.
"Never cross a goblin," said the Weasley twins, appearing behind Bertie. "That's what our older brother Bill says."
Bertie smirked, "Or make a deal with them."
Harry and the others laughed minus Hermione who was confused. Eldon gave a quick explanation to the brunette before all of them went to class.
-Hogwarts grounds, Flying lessons-
"Alright class, the Quidditch team from your house will be assisting me today," Hooch said to her Gryffindor and Hufflepuff students. "Also, the captains will give yea a rundown about the positions of Quidditch, any questions?"
The students shook their heads.
"Good, let's begin – stand next to the brooms and say up!" said Hooch.
"Up!" shouted Harry as the school broom went straight to his hand. He smiled, knowing the broom will come to him naturally. His father would say that he got his flying abilities from him since he was the best Quidditch player when he attended Hogwarts.
"Up! Up! UP!" shouted Ron.
Harry turned around enough time to see the broom smack his best friend's nose. He tried to cover his laughter, but Ron saw him and snapped at him. After ten minutes, the students got the brooms into their hands.
"Right, Wood, Diggory! Select two to three students while I help out the muggleborns," instructed Hooch. Oliver and Cedric nodded.
"Right you lot," shouted Oliver. "Let's see how well you can fly without your parents supervising – Potter and Weasley with me! Show me what you can do!"
After flying for half an hour, Oliver explained and showed them the different positions in Quidditch players do. It was then that Oliver wanted to test them out if they had a chance to be in the Quidditch team next year. After the lesson, everyone headed back inside the castle for dinner.
"So, how was your flying lesson go?" asked Jason.
"It was alright. I'm just glad that I didn't fall from the broom," said Neville.
"Well, Oliver told me that I could become Keeper if I tryout next year," said Ron before making a face, "But I'm bringing my own broom. These school brooms must be old! The one I was using smacked me on my face!"
Harry laughed, "Ron, those brooms are new. Draco's grandfather had the school board get new brooms after a five year period. Great-Grandpa didn't want any accidents happening."
"I wonder if there were many incidents during his time," said Hermione.
"Possibly," said Eldon, filling up his plate. "No doubt there're many flying accidents since muggleborns didn't know anything about magic during my great-grandfather's era."
"That's true. My grandmother told me how scared she was the first time she flew," said Draco before smiling. "I can't wait to tell her portrait that I have a shoe in as a Chaser."
"I was pretty nervous, but Madam Hooch helped me to calm down," said Hermione.
"But flying's the best thing ever!" said Jason as his eyes' sparkle. "When you're up on the air, everything in your mind goes blank! It feels…phenomenal!"
Astrid rolled her eyes, "He's a Quidditch fan…but what he says is true. Sometimes I fly for a bit to take my mind off of things."
"Oh, I see," murmured Hermione.
"Right, now if you all would excuse us," said Fred, leaving with his twin and the Prewett cousins.
Ophelia sighed, "They're planning another Halloween prank, aren't they?"
"Most definitely," said Serenity. "But I don't think they'll succeed this year."
"And why's that?" asked Jason, lifting his eyebrow. "They've been able to for the past two years. Who's going to stop them?"
Eldon coughed, "Well, you see…great-grandfather and great-grandmother are coming … here to Hogwarts."
Harry and the others widen their eyes.
"What?!"
"I got an owl message from them. Great-Grandpa Harrison will be checking up on the wards around Hogwarts while Great-Grandma Liza just wants to see us," explained Eldon.
Pansy squealed, "We get to meet the rulers of the Wizarding world?! Oh, what am I going to wear?!"
"This isn't a ball, Pansy!" snapped Astrid. "As Halloween tradition, classes will be cancelled and the students can dress-up in costumes, then the Headmaster or Headmistress gives a history about the origins of Halloween."
"Later, we tryout the haunted house that the professors and staff made," continued Percy. "At midnight, the professors show the muggleborns how to contact their loved ones through the veil."
Pansy pouted and looked away while Hermione's eyes sparkle.
"I can't wait!" said Hermione, excitedly before frowning, "But – I don't know what to be for Halloween! Last year, I dressed as one of my favorite authors."
"We have about a month to decided," said Harry. "Looks like you get to meet my little sister."
Hermione smiled, "I can't wait to meet her Harry."
"You get to meet all of our younger siblings Hermione," said Serenity. "My mum told me that everyone is coming over here for Halloween. This year the Headmaster is allowing the students go to Hogsmeade for trick-or-treat."
"No fair! We didn't get to do that in our first year," whined Jason.
"Oh, stop your bloody whining," scolded Astrid. "At least there's a reason to dress-up now. Question is: what do I get to wear?"
Ron crossed his arms, "I just hope I don't get stuck babysitting my little sister and cousin. Those two are a nightmare!"
"Pandora and Ginny aren't that bad," said Tracey.
Ron made an annoyed face, "You have no idea how wrong you are…"
"Ron, don't be rude," scolded Percy. "Or do I have to mention this to Aunt Avalon and mum."
"You wouldn't dare," said Ron, darkly.
"Try me," challenged Percy, smugly. Ron narrowed his eyes, but looked away from his brother and continued with his dinner.
-Hogwarts, Halloween-
"Come on or we're going to be late," said Sapphire, angrily. She's dressed-up as Vampire Princess Miyu while her cousin, Eldon is dressed-up as Miyu's Shimna companion, Larva.
"I'm coming, I'm coming," said Eldon as he was adjusting his costume. "Will you just chill out? We have plenty of time before our family comes over."
Sapphire shook her head, "I haven't seen everyone for two summers! And you know why!"
Eldon sighed, "Yea, Yea…I know. Is your choker finally fixed?"
"Yes, that's why I'm allowed out now," replied Sapphire, softly before smiling, "Actually, great-grandfather is going to cast a spell over Hogwarts to make sure the other half-vampires attending here wouldn't be able to use their vampire abilities."
Eldon smiled, "That's great. That means they'll be able to attend classes during the day, not at night. Harry and the others will be happy to hear this."
Sapphire smiled and was about to say something when they overheard someone talking. The Slytherin-Fudo cousins looked at each other before sneaking over to the mysterious voice.
"Make sure you're there before the students do."
"…"
"Yes, I'll be supervising the first years. But who are we taking?"
"…"
"Potter's child? Which one?"
"…"
"Well, he does look like him. If he hadn't come to Hogwarts, I would've been the Headmaster of Hogwarts – not him!"
"…"
"Very well, I must be going. I'll let you know when we get to Hogsmeade."
Sapphire and Eldon watched their Transfiguration professor leave from one of the night classrooms and left with a rush. They waited until they were sure he was gone before the two looked at each other with widened eyes.
"We need to warn grandfather/uncle Thomas!"
The Slytherin-Fudo cousins dashed to the Headmaster's office, quickly. They didn't bother knocking; rather they opened the door to see Thomas was looking over at some paperwork.
"Sapphire, Eldon, what are you two doing here?" asked Thomas.
"We need to tell you something!" shouted the two cousins. "It's about Professor Phoenix!"
Meanwhile, at the Great hall, Harry's eyes were twitching upon seeing almost half of the girls dressed-up as princesses or wearing a gown.
"Is it just me or did we step into a Yule Ball?" asked Astrid, annoyingly. She's dressed-up as a Viking warrior. She was impressed how strong the female Vikings were and liked the idea holding an axe around her waist.
"More like a bloody pageant," murmured Bertie. She's dressed-up as a female version of Batman while her cousin, Leonard is dressed-up as her partner-in-crime, Robin.
"I guess someone must have overheard that great-granddad is coming over," said Jason, who's dressed-up as a Pirate captain. He eyed at the Weasley twins, "Any ideas how the girls found out guys?"
"Hey, don't look at us! We didn't say anything this time!" said the Weasley twins, who were dressed-up as Tweedledee and Tweedledum from Alice in Wonderland.
"…Parkinson might have something to do about it," said Harry, who's dressed-up as Salazar Slytherin while Ron dressed-up as Godric Gryffindor and Hermione dressed-up as Rowena Ravenclaw.
"Most likely," said Helena, who's dressed-up as a detective. "So…who's Helga Hufflepuff?"
Ron laughed, "Oh, you'll find out when she comes here later today."
"It's Pandora, right?" said Ophelia, who's dressed-up as Cleopatra while her brother, Draco is dressed-up as one of Cleo's brothers.
Hermione smiled, "That's right! Harry invited Ron and me to his parent's quarters where Pandora floo called and asked if she could do a group costume thing with Harry and Ron."
"Aw, how sweet!" said Serenity, who's dressed-up as Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, but in the blue dress rather the pink one.
"At first, Ron didn't want to until mum suggested us to dress-up as the four founders," said Harry, blushing. "I was picked as Salazar since I kinda look like him while Ron got to be Godric since he wanted to carry a sword."
"Aunt Avalon will be bringing the sword later today," said Ron, happily. "It's identical to Godric's real sword! Isn't that cool or what?"
"I already plan on dressing-up as Rowena," said Hermione, softly before giggling. "I still can't believe that Harry's parents are going as Romeo and Juliet."
"Make sense," said Serenity as she filled up her plate with eggs. "My dad goes on and on how much in love Uncle James was with Aunt Lily when they were younger."
"What about your parents, Serenity?" asked Neville, who's dressed-up as a knight.
Serenity blushed, "…King Stefan and Queen Leah. They wanted to do a family thing so we dressed-up as the royal family in Sleeping Beauty."
Fred smirked, "No need to be embarrassed."
"That's right. Heck, we convinced our brother to be the Mad Hatter," said George.
"So we can go along with little Ginny's costume," said Fred.
"Let me guess, she's dressed-up as Alice," said Draco.
"Correct blondie!" said the Weasley twins.
Serenity pouted, "But you guys are siblings! That's different! These are my parents! My bloody parents! This is so embarrassing!"
Jason patted her back, "You'll live. So, what's Ivy and Hydra going to dress as?"
"Um, Uncle Sirius said that Hydra was going as a dragon and my sister is going as Madeline," replied Harry. "Hydra really loved the dragon book that Charlie gave him from his birthday last year and Ivy started watching this muggle show 'Madeline' afterschool."
"Oh, I watch that show as well," said Hermione. "I bet she's adorable in that French uniform."
"Hey! Eldon, over here!" shouted Jason before his eyes sparkle. "Sapphire, you're here!"
Hermione turned around to see a girl with long black hair with silver highlights, pale skin and emerald-crimson eyes. She was wearing some sort of Japanese kimono, rather short and wasn't wearing any shoes.
"Hermione, this is our cousin, Sapphire Slytherin-Fudo," introduced Eldon. He winked, "The half-vampire in the Slytherin-Fudo family."
"Oh – Oh! Yes, I remember," said Hermione before frowning. "But…why haven't I seen her before or during meal times?"
"It's because of my blood cravings," replied Sapphire. "I'm still trying to control them…but if I wear this," revealing her choker, "it cancels out my vampire abilities. My grandfather Vlad came back from a Vampire clan meeting and handed me these. But two years ago, I um…sort of broke it and the choker needed it to be fixed."
Astrid frowned, "How in Merlin's beard did you break it?"
Sapphire laughed, sheepishly, "I was dueling with daddy…a spell went astray and…um well…it hit my choker."
Leonard twitched his eyes, "Clumsy as your mother."
Sapphire stick out her tongue, "Shut up Leo! Now, are you young ones ready to hear the origins of Hallows Eve?"
"Hallows…Eve?" said Ron. "Don't you mean Halloween?"
"That's what Halloween originally started as," said Bertie before smirking. "Don't worry, you'll learn more during the history lesson."
"When will that be?" asked Hermione, excitedly.
"Around ten so eat up. It can be a long story if you get bored easily," replied Eldon.
-Break Line-
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