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Chapter 3: A Sirius Hogsmeade Visit
Thursday, September 2nd, 1993
Harry woke up early the next day. It was strange sleeping in his bed in Gryffindor Tower after sleeping in the chamber for the month after the incident with Marge. After taking his shower and getting dressed he woke Ron up and told him he'd see him at breakfast. Hermione was already in the common room so the two of them headed down to the Great Hall since they knew that Ron would take a while.
"What did Professor McGonagall want to see you for after she made sure we were ok?" asked Harry.
"I wanted to take all the classes that were available. Professor McGonagall said there was no way I'd be able to as there was no way to work out the schedule, but she did say that I could take the O.W.L.s for any classes I want without actually taking the class so I'll study the others on my own. I signed up for Care of Magical Creatures, Ancient Runes and Arithmancy." said Hermione.
"I signed up for those as well. After everything we've been through it didn't feel right doing only the easy classes. I chose Care of Magical Creatures so I would have one extra class with Ron at least." said Harry.
For the rest of the walk Harry got the condensed version of everything Hermione thought was fascinating about Ancient Runes and Arithmancy. Ron showed up and sat by them just as Professor McGonagall got to them to hand out their schedules.
Gryffindor Schedule: 3rd Year
Monday and Wednesday
6:30 Breakfast
8:00 History of Magic - Ravenclaw
9:00 Double Transfiguration - Slytherin
11:00 Care of Magical Creatures - All
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Double Defense Against the Dark Arts - Ravenclaw
3:00 Herbology - Hufflepuff
4:00 Arithmancy - All
6:00 Dinner
9:00 Curfew
Tuesday and Thursday
6:30 Breakfast
8:00 History of Magic - Ravenclaw
9:00 Double Potions - Slytherin
11:00 Ancient Runes - All
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Double Charms - Hufflepuff
4:00 Free Period
6:00 Dinner
9:00 Curfew
Friday
6:30 Breakfast
8:00 Defense Against the Dark Arts - Ravenclaw
9:00 Charms - Hufflepuff
10:00 Transfiguration - Slytherin
11:00 Herbology - Hufflepuff
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Care of Magical Creatures - All
2:00 Potions - Slytherin
3:00 Arithmancy - All
4:00 Ancient Runes - All
6:00 Dinner
9:00 Curfew
Mondays at 10:00pm Astronomy - All
It is recommended that you use Free Periods as a Study Hall
"Why'd you take those classes, Harry?" asked Ron.
"I thought they sounded pretty interesting and with everything we've been through I thought I should take the harder classes." said Harry.
"But you only get one free period. I have one every day." said Ron.
"You know those should be used for homework or studying." said Hermione.
Ron ignored her.
After classes, Harry asked Hermione and Ron if they'd go down to the chamber with him. Ron said no again saying that hanging out with a giant snake wasn't his idea of fun. Hermione said she'd go with him though. Harry showed her what he'd found in the journals and she told him that Draco Militibus meant Dragon Warriors.
"So my ancestor's used to be Dragon Warriors, whatever that means." said Harry.
"There's a lot to go through here in the journals, Harry. It's going to take a while. Ask Sally if she's heard anything about Dragon Warriors while I read some more." said Hermione.
Harry walked out to Sally's room and started petting her.
"Harry, you only do that when you want something." said Sally.
"I'm sorry." said Harry stopping.
"I didn't say stop. How can I help you?" asked Sally.
"Have you ever heard anything about Dragon Warriors?" asked Harry while continuing to pet Sally.
"I remember Salazar mentioning them. They were Wizards and Witches who were bonded with Dragons. It was said that they could breathe fire and fly like a Dragon. Salazar even mentioned that it was rumored that one could even fully turn into a Dragon though he'd never seen it for himself." said Sally.
"Did Salazar ever meet any of the Dragon Warriors?" asked Harry.
"No. Salazar had heard the stories and was searching for them. He'd heard rumors that your ancestors were the Dragon Warriors and after leaving Hogwarts he was going to search for the Potter's, but he never came back so I don't know if he ever found them or not." said Sally.
"Do you think there might be more journals in Slytherin's Vault at Gringott's?" asked Harry.
"It's possible." said Sally.
Harry went back to the room and Hermione pretty much told him the same thing. She'd read that the Potter's in Slytherin's time typically kept to themselves and that he never had access to any of the Potter children as they didn't attend Hogwarts. She then proved that she knew more about his family than him again by telling him the exact date that the first Potter attended Hogwarts.
Friday, September 3rd, 1993
Harry really enjoyed Ancient Runes on their first day of classes and today he would see what Care of Magical Creatures and Arithmancy were like. He was walking down to Hagrid's hut with Hermione and Ron along with the other students who had taken the class. Draco was complaining about Hagrid being made a professor.
"Shut up, Malfoy. Why did you even take this class? Aren't you afraid to get your hands dirty?" asked Harry.
"I'm not afraid of anything unlike you. Have you feinted recently, Potter?" asked Draco.
Harry was interrupted by Hagrid coming out and having them follow him to the edge of the Dark Forrest. After telling them how to open their books he had Buckbeak come out. Harry stepped forward when Hagrid asked for a volunteer and when Buckbeak bowed to him, Hagrid let him ride him. It was a lot different than flying a broom, but still exciting. After he got back on the ground, Draco ignored Hagrid's warnings and insulted Buckbeak. Harry pushed Draco out of the way narrowly avoiding getting scratched himself. Draco tried complaining about being pushed to the ground, but lost house points for not following instructions.
Saturday, September 4th, 1993
Harry was rudely awakened by Oliver Wood and forced down to the Quidditch practice early Saturday morning.
"What the hell, Oliver!?" asked Harry as he sat up.
"Quidditch practice." was all Oliver said in reply before leaving the dorm.
Harry walked down to the Quidditch Pitch listening to the twins coming up with different ways to kill Wood and get away with it.
"I thought we weren't starting practices till next week, Oliver." said Katie.
"We aren't, but I wanted you all here for a special try out. As you all know this is my last year and instead of just focusing on winning the cup, which I very much want, Harry, I'm going to be training my replacement for next year. I wanted you all here since any one of you could be made Captain next year. I think it'll be Angelina, but you never know. We're going to pick the person together so everyone pay attention closely." said Oliver.
After everyone who showed up for the try out was finished, Oliver called everyone over to him.
"Ok, Cormac McLaggen stopped the most shots, but he's not very sportsmanlike." said Oliver.
"No, he isn't. He also was trying to give me tips on flying better. I liked Ginny's arm when she threw the Quaffle back, but honestly I think she'd do better at Chaser. Ron seemed to lose his nerve which made him miss several of his saves, but he did do the next best after Cormac." said Angelina.
"Yeah, Dean and Seamus were horrible and I don't even know why some of the others showed up. I vote for Ron." said Katie.
"I say we go with Ron. Cormac kept looking at my ass." said Alicia.
"Fred, George. Do you think Ron would be good? His form was excellent at the start, but like Angelina said he lost his nerve and missed some that he shouldn't have." said Oliver.
"Ron has confidence issues." said Fred.
"I'm afraid we're the cause of a lot of them." said George.
"But we'd rather it be him than Cormac." said the both of them.
"Ron will come through, Oliver. He's never let me down and I think working with you this year will make him ready for next year." said Harry.
"So we're all agreed?" asked Oliver and everyone nodded. "Ok, Ron it is."
Saturday, September 18th, 1993
Classes and practice went well for the next two weeks. Ron was doing good under Oliver's tutelage and he'd even told Ron that he might let him play part of their first game against Hufflepuff. The first Hogsmeade Weekend arrived and Harry was excited to go. Harry, Ron and Hermione had hurried through their breakfast and joined the line of people waiting to leave. Professor McGonagall took their permission slips and glared at Harry.
"Mr. Potter why is your signature on your permission slip? It is supposed to be signed by your guardian." said Professor McGonagall.
"I am my guardian, Professor." said Harry. Professor McGonagall started to say something so he continued while showing her his ring. "I became emancipated over the summer, Professor. So I don't have a guardian anymore."
"Very well, Lord Potter. I was unaware." said Professor McGonagall.
"You can still call me Mr. Potter. I'm not really comfortable with the whole Lord business." said Harry.
"Ok, Mr. Potter. Be careful and have fun in Hogsmeade." said Professor McGonagall.
Harry, Ron and Hermione got into a carriage. Once they were in Hogsmeade they went to Honeyduke's and Zonko's first. Ron tried to argue when Hermione wanted to go to Scrivenshaft's and the bookstore, but Harry told him that it was only fair. When it was time for lunch the three of them started heading towards The Three Broomsticks, but Harry was stopped by a large black dog looking at him. The dog motioned its head for Harry to follow him and he told Hermione and Ron to go on ahead and he was going to see if he could find who the dog belonged to.
Harry followed the dog to an alleyway between two of the shops and when they were out of sight the dog stopped and in an instant Harry was looking at a man instead of a dog.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right now, Sirius Black?" asked Harry.
"Since I am Lord Black and you are my Heir, Magic would punish you for killing me by killing you. Also there's the fact that I didn't betray your parents like everyone thinks." said Sirius.
"Why does everyone think you did then?" asked Harry.
"Peter Pettigrew was the Secret Keeper for your parents, but it was put out in the open that it was me as I was the obvious choice. As soon as he could Peter told the secret of where you and your parents were to Voldemort. The day after your parents were killed I found Peter and he cut off his finger and turned into his Animagus form after blowing up the gas main in the village killing those Muggles. That's why I'm here because I found out that Peter is here hiding as a student's pet rat." said Sirius.
"There's got to be several students who have rats for pets. It'll take forever… wait a minute. How did you find out that the rat was at Hogwarts?" asked Harry.
Sirius handed Harry a newspaper clipping showing the picture of the Weasley's.
"So Ron's rat, Scabbers, is Peter Pettigrew?" asked Harry.
"Yes. I'm here to kill him. He deserves to die for what he did, Harry." said Sirius.
"And what good will that do, Sirius? If you kill him you'll still be on the run from the Ministry. I can get him and you can be free by tomorrow." said Harry.
"Fine, but I'm coming with you." said Sirius transforming back into the dog.
Harry ran back to where the carriages were and rode back up to Hogwarts with Sirius. They ran up to Gryffindor Tower and Harry gave the password to the Fat Lady, but she refused to open up to let him in with the dirty mutt. Harry agreed to leave the dog out in the hall and she opened up and he ran up the stairs and found Scabbers on Ron's bed. He put the rat in its cage and made sure it was locked before going back to Sirius. When Harry got out of the common room, Sirius changed back to human form causing the Fat Lady to shriek. He stunned Scabbers so he couldn't transform and the two of them went to Dumbledore's office.
"Ah, Mr. Potter. What a wonderful looking dog you have there. I feel that I should remind you that dog's are not an approved animal at Hogwarts, however." said Dumbledore.
"Professor, the rat in this cage belongs to Ron, but it's not really a rat. It's the Animagus form of Peter Pettigrew." said Harry.
"Mr. Potter. Peter Pettigrew is dead." said Dumbledore.
"No he isn't, Professor. He faked his death and framed Sirius Black for the deaths of those Muggles. Surely there is a way to tell that this is not a real rat." said Harry.
"There is a way." said Dumbledore taking the cage he cast the spell to reveal an Animagus and Peter burst out of the cage as he was forced into human form. Dumbledore stunned him again to make sure he didn't awaken and called for Madam Bones to come through. She verified Peter's identity and sent him to the Ministry with two of her Aurors.
"Well with Pettigrew alive we need to find Sirius Black so he can turn himself in and be freed of charges." said Madam Bones.
"Madam Bones, Sirius is already here." said Harry pointing to the dog.
Sirius transformed and Amelia took him into custody herself and assured Harry that he would be under her protection until the trial. Before they left Sirius told Harry to let Ron know that he was sorry for depriving the boy of his pet and that as soon as he could he'd get Ron any pet he wanted to replace Scabbers.
Author's Note: The Dementor's will be gone next chapter and we'll get into some more research into Harry's ancestors as well. Thank you to everyone for reading and to those who have favorited, followed and reviewed. If you haven't please favorite, follow and leave a review letting me know what you think.