Title: Child of Hogwarts
Author: Knife Hand
Feedback: Constructive feedback appreciated, flames unappreciated
Spoilers: None. Things will be different from the get go.
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I do not own Hermione, or Luna, or Ginny, or Cho, or... I would buy them all but I am broke.
Summary: After seeing baby Harry interact with a Student after the death of his Parents, Dumbledore has a better idea of where Harry should be raised. Inside the halls of Hogwarts.
A/N: There is a Transgender Character in this Chapter. This is to show how I see Magic (not the Magical Community but Magic itself) treating Transgender people. If Transgender Characters deeply offends you, then skip the last scene in this chapter. It will have no long-term bearing on the plotline but this character may show up again later.
Dumbledore caught little Harry as he stumbled after the Apperation. It was early December and Harry had wanted to do some shopping. Not for himself, he wanted to do Christmas presents for his Big Sisters and his Mummies. He still called James and Lily Potter Dada and Mumma though he recognised they were no longer around, but Minerva McGonagall had become Mummy M and Poppy Pomphrey had become Mummy P. It was mid-morning on a Weekday so most of his Big Sisters were in class, Minerva was teaching and Poppy could not exactly leave the Infirmary unattended, so Dumbledore had volunteered to take little Harry shopping. As an added bonus it got him out of some tedious paperwork.
The walked down Diagon Alley towards Gringotts where they took the carts down to Harry's trust vault, with Harry giggling in delight the entire way. When Harry saw the money in the vault he just looked up at Dumbledore in confusion.
"We need this to pay for the presents for your Big Sisters." Dumbledore explained. "The golden ones can get things the copper ones can't, with the silver ones in between. Let's take a few handfuls of each and if we have any left over, we can come back and return them. How does that sound?"
Harry nodded and used his tiny hands to shovel double handfuls of the coins, only picking up about a half dozen or so coins in each handful, and putting them into the bag Dumbledore was holding. The Headmaster carefully never touched the coins himself. These were Harry's, not his, though he would hand out the coins when at the shops to make sure Harry did not make any mistakes or get cheated.
They spent a long time going from store to store finding presents Harry wanted to buy his Big Sisters and Mummies. Well, a long time for Harry. It was only really about thirty minutes. Then they returned to Gringotts, deposited the remaining coins back into Harry's Trust Account and returned to Hogwarts.
Like the TC at the beginning of the year, Granddad Dumbledore taking Harry shopping for Christmas Presents for his Big Sisters would become an annual tradition.
Harry smiled as all his Big Sisters and his two Mummies opened their presents. It was the morning before the Christmas Break so he wanted them all to open them before they left, even the three Sixth Year Big Sisters who were staying for the break so they could all be included. Mafalda had wanted to stay as well but her parents has insisted that she return for Christmas as Family were coming to visit.
Most of the presents were small and childish. Little toys or sweets that Harry himself would have wanted but they meant the world to his Big Sisters because they were from him. Mafalda in particular loved the little toy slide he had gotten her, one designed for a doll house, which he had declared were 'fun stairs'. For Mummy M, he gave her a teddy bear that resembled loosely the one she had transfigured for him the first day he was at Hogwarts. That bear would take pride of place on the mantlepiece in Professor McGonagall's quarters. For Mummy P, he got her a child's play magical medical set.
"It looks like your stuff and you might need it." He had told her solemnly.
Harry had a great time and loved giving presents to his Big Sisters and Mummies.
Four year old Harry sat down in Big Sister Karin's lap as she cried and gave her a hug. She was sitting in the almost deserted Hufflepuff Common Room.
"Oh Harry, I'm sorry to disturb you." Karin said, wiping away her tears.
"Why you crying?" Harry asked.
"My boyfriend broke up with me." Karin said.
Harry's eyebrows wrinkled in thought trying to figure that one out.
"If it broken, maybe Mummy M will fix?" he considered.
"A boyfriend is a person. Professor McGonagall can't fix that." Karin replied.
"Mummy P then. She fixes people." Harry said brightly.
"No Harry. It means a boy I liked does not want to hang around me anymore." Karin explained.
"I like you and want to be around you." Harry said nodding his head. "I can be your boyfriend."
"It is different Harry." Karin replied. "You're my Little Brother. Maybe you can be a boyfriend to someone when you are older."
"I'm older than three." Harry said.
"Yes, you are." Karin said with a smile ruffling his hair.
Harry hopped off her lap and walked away. Karin found she was feeling better. Harry could always do that. Like all the others, she loved her Little Brother.
Six Year Old Harry was on a mission. His Big Sister Danni was avoiding him and it was not right. Marching up to the Ravenclaw Sixth Year Girl's dorm he found it empty but heard the shower running. All his other Ravenclaw Big Sisters were down in the Common Room so it had to be Danni. Marching in he saw Danni, naked under a shower head with her back to him.
"We need to talk." He said, unknowingly saying the most dreaded words in the English Language.
Danni cried out in surprise and span to face him, saw who it was and immediately dropped her hands to her crotch.
"You have a snake like me." Harry said surprised, then frowned. "Is this why you won't spend time with me or Feed me?"
"Harry I…." Danni said and then sighed and sat down on the bench running down the middle of the room.
She then explained. Danni had been born Daniel, but had known from a very young age that she identified as a girl and not a boy. Magic is powerful and intent based, so as Danni identified as a girl, Magic began treating her like a girl. Most of the generic presents given to Magical Children are simply a base template that change their appearance to a boy's version and a girl's version when given to a child. All of Danni's gifts began changing to the girl's version when she started to identify as a girl. Her parents, a Half Blood Father and a Muggle Born Mother, had stopped talking about their son Daniel and started talking about their daughter Danni. Even the Wards in the Ravenclaw Dorms accepted Danni as a Witch instead of a Wizard.
Harry said, completely unmindful of Danni nudity, and listed to her story. He considered for a few moments afterwards and then looked her in the eye.
"You are my Big Sister Danni." Harry sent simply. "Nothing else matters. I understand if it makes you uncomfortable to Feed me, a few of my other Big Sisters have felt the same, but please don't avoid me."
Danni leaned in and hugged Harry with tears welling in her eyes. She had been so afraid he would reject her. She cast the lactation charm and Fed Harry. It was a pivotal bonding moment for the two of them and led directly to Danni telling her three Dorm Mates who did not know her story, the other one had grown up with Danni and knew the entire story. They were shocked but seeing that Harry fully accepted Danni as a Big Sister, they did too. They did not want to disappoint their Little Brother and they all genuinely liked Danni.
TBC….