Chapter 4: The Next Generation of Marauders

Saturday, September 1, 2007,

"Ok. Just owl us if you need anything." James told his daughter.

The Potters, minus Harry and Ginny, were on Platform 9 ¾.

"Dad. Harry and Hermione (A/N: yeah she's back to teaching) are teaching and Ginny is just down in Hogsmeade." Megan told her dad. "I think I'll be fine."

"Oh. My baby is going off to school for the first time." Lily cried as she hugged her child.

You'd think she's never done this…wait…she hasn't. Megan thought.

Megan returned the hug as she silently cried for her family

"C'mon Meg!" Vega called.

"I'll see you guys later!" Megan called.

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On the train,

"Megan. We have 3 hours before we get there. Why are you changing now?" Colin asked looking up from their Defense book that Hermione coned Harry into picking.

"Go on and get it over with. That way, you're not tripping over your clothes." Megan quoted one of her Mom's tips.

"How do you think we'll be sorted?" Adam asked changing the subject.

"I'm not sure." Vega said. "Dad said something about having to do some magic."

"Ron, Fred, and George said that they had to wrestle a troll." Megan told them.

"Hermione said something about a hat. Maybe we have to pull a rabbit out of one." Colin added.

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Nothing much happened on the train, but things started to get interesting once they got off it.

"Firs' years over here!" a voice shouted.

"That's Hagrid." Vega whispered.

"I've heard of him. I think he teaches Care for Magical Creatures." Colin whispered back.

"So that's Hagrid." Megan said to herself. She had never really met Hagrid because whenever he was at Diagon Alley, she was at home, and vice versa. However, she had heard of him through her parents and brother.

Hagrid led them to small long boats. The Marauder kids all got into the same boat as Hagrid. The boats floated across the lake.

All of a sudden, a great castle rose from the horizon. Everyone gaped at it. Including Megan who had never actually went to go visit Harry.

"I wonder how Harry felt when he first saw the castle." Megan said to herself.

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After they landed, Hagrid left the first years in the hallways and went into the Great Hall. A few minutes later, there was shrieking,

"I'm telling you. Peeves has got to go." A ghost said to another one as they came floating.

"Second chances Sir Nicholas" the other ghost said.

"Ah look first years." Nicholas said acknowledging the kids.

"We shall see you all at the feast." The ghost that looked like a friar said.

"First years." An older woman said coming out of the Great Hall.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. I am Professor McGonagall. The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly. But first, you must be sorted into your houses. This is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, spend your free time in your house common room, and sleep in your house dormitories."

"There are four houses. They are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and have all produced outstanding witches and wizards" At this, McGonagall seemed to grin with pride.

"While you are here, your triumphs will earn you house points. On the other hand, any rule-breaking will deduct house points." She was now looking at Megan, Vega, Colin, and Adam.

"At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the House Cup. The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school."

With that, McGonagall went to go open the doors.

Megan looked around and saw a bunch of first years looking nervous. Especially this one black-haired girl.

I should have asked Harry. She thought.

The doors swung opened to reveal the biggest room Megan had ever seen. And Potter Manor's dining room was huge to begin with. The ceiling had been bewitched to look like the night sky. At the end of what seemed to be a very long runway, stood a stool with a tattered hat.

"I knew it." Colin said.

Megan looked up at the staff table and saw Hermione Weasley sitting next to an empty seat and Hagrid. She leaned over to Hagrid and whispered something. Afterwards, he chuckled.

"I bet she left something out." Megan whispered to Colin.

Just then, the hat came to life.

A/N: I tried, but I couldn't come up with a good sorting song, so I'm just going to skip it. You can make up your own.

The whole room clapped at the song.

"So we just put on a hat?" Colin asked looking up at Hermione who was grinning like she had pulled a prank.

Megan laughed quietly.

Professor McGonagall picked up the hat and read from a scroll.

"Ackhart, Jeremy."

A brown haired boy came up. McGonagall placed the hat on his head.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

The boy looked relieved and went over to the Gryffindor table.

The list continued until,

"Black, Vega." McGonagall said.

Vega went up with her fingers crossed. McGonagall looked like she was saying a prayer that she was nothing like her father.

A few seconds passed and Megan swore she saw her best friend mouth Not Slytherin

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Vega breathed a sigh of relief. Megan smiled at her friend in congratulations.

The list continued,

"Edwards, Ariel" McGonagall shouted.

The black-haired girl from before walked up and the hat was placed.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

And continued,

"Lupin, Colin"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

And continued,

"Malfoy, Agatha" (Will be explained.)

"SLYTHERIN!"

And continued,

"Newton, Adam"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

And continued.

When will it get to be my turn? Megan thought.

Finally,

"Potter, Megan."

Finally she thought.

There were murmurs among the student body when they heard her name. She had managed to get some of the conversations.

"I've heard of her."

"She's Harry Potter's sister."

She went up and the hat was placed on her head.

"Ah. Another Potter. I thought I might have seen the last after your brother, but clearly I was wrong about that. Now where to put you."

"Not Slytherin"

"Of course not. The only reason I suggested Slytherin for your brother was because of his destiny. You, of course, have as much potential. However, like your brother, I sense Gryffindor blood. Literally. Best be GRYFFINDOR!"

Megan breathed a sigh of relief.

I wonder what it meant by "literally" she thought

After Thomas Zachary was sorted into Hufflepuff, Albus Dumbledore stood up.

"Welcome to another year of Hogwarts. I have only a few announcements. It gives me great pleasure to welcome back Mrs. Hermione Weasley from her four year absence." Dumbledore said.

Hermione stood up and gave a short bow. Afterwards, she sat back down.

"Also, for first years, please take note that the Forbidden Forest is forbidden to all pupils. We've had a few students in the past forget that." He said looking over to where Hermione was sitting. She blushed.

"I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors.

"Quidditch tryouts will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch."

"Now, enjoy the feast." He said waving his hands.

All of a sudden, a great feast appeared out of nowhere. Vega started piling stuff on her plate.

Megan looked back over at the staff table. The empty chair by Hermione now had an occupant who was talking to her (more like arguing). She recognized him anywhere. He was the splitting image of her father. It was her brother. The great Harry Potter.

"Is Harry Potter really your brother?" a voice next to her asked.

Megan turned around to see the black haired girl.

"Yes. I'm Megan Potter."

"I'm Ariel Edwards. I only knew about Harry because I did some research. I'm muggleborn. "

"Really?" Adam said with his mouth full, "Megan's mother's muggleborn."

"Honestly?" Ariel asked.

"Yes." Megan said.

"Neat. Maybe there's hope for me yet." Ariel said.

"Of course." Vega said. "Hermione Weasley is muggleborn. And she graduated top in her class."

Ariel really seemed to brighten up.

"These are my friends, Vega, Colin, and Adam." Megan introduced.

Just then, Vega got her I-have-an-idea-look.

"Uh oh. I know that look." Megan said.

"Remember what our dad's told us about their school days? There were four pranksters, but one became traitor, so they got a replacement?" Vega started.

"So?" Adam asked.

"So, technically speaking, there were five of them in their time, one was just unnamed." Vega continued.

"And with Ariel, there are five of us." Colin said catching on.

"If you'd like Ariel, you can join our group." Megan offered.

"Of course. Being muggleborn, I don't have that many friends." Ariel said.

"The Marauders live again." Adam said.

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"Lapis" the prefect said to the Fat Lady.

The painting swung open.

"Welcome to Gryffindor." Professor McGonagall said. "I am your head of house."

Megan noticed a few boys looking down. They had been hoping Harry was the head of house.

"Curfew is at 11 p.m. sharp. We've been on a winning streak for the house cup for a long time now. I have no intention on giving it up. If you do well, then points will be added. If you break a rule, points will be taken away. Goodnight."

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The next morning at breakfast,

"Good morning sleepyheads." Vega said grinning like an idiot.

"What did you do now?" Adam asked.

"Nothing." Megan said with the same smile.

Just then, Harry came up to them trying to look annoyed.

"Really cute you two. Dad and Sirius fire-called me this morning saying that it was an emergency. They got your owls." Harry told them.

"And?" Megan wanted to know.

"They demanded to know if it was true." Harry said trying to look stern, but with no prevail.

Vega and Megan laughed and gave each other high-fives.

"We finally got them." Megan said.

"Got who?" Ariel asked sitting down not noticing Harry.

"Our Dads." Vega explained.

"We've always been able to prank our dads." Adam explained referring to himself and Colin. "But the hardest thing in the world is to prank their dads"

"What did you two do?" Colin asked leaning in.

"When we wrote to them," Megan said proudly, "We told them we were in Slytherin."

"You didn't." Adam said his jaw slacked open.

"That was cruel" Ariel mentioned.

"Dad was ready to write you a Howler." Harry told them. "And Sirius was willing to tear up the hat."

"You're Harry Potter." Ariel said noticing him.

"Yes." Harry sighed.

"I've read all about you. Mum wanted to study ahead with me, but she works at a muggle hospital. She wanted to come see me off, but was unable to make it to the Express."

"Thank you." She said added after a pause.

"For what?" he asked.

"For making the world safe for muggles and muggleborns like me"

"Your welcome. If you'll excuse me, I have to go think of a way to get Hermione back for conning me to get those books. I just wanted to let you guys know that Dad and Sirius have finally been pranked." Harry said.

"What were you and Hermione arguing about last night?" Vega asked.

"Why I showed up late." He explained. "Truth is, I was only hiding so not to disturb the Ceremony."

TBC

Preview:

"I think I'm going to like Charms." Adam said.

"I think Transfiguration is cool" Vega said.

"What's next?" Ariel asked.

"History of Magic." Megan said.

"I heard Professor Binns is the most boring teacher on the planet." Colin said.

Colin had no idea how right he was.

"Good afternoon students. I am Professor Binns. In this class we will be studying the History of Magic. From before Merlin, to recent events such as the defeat of You-Know-Who by our own Professor Potter." The ghost professor said in a very dull voice.

"Think we can work backwards?" Ariel whispered to Colin who had fallen asleep.