Alrighty, first I want to say that a few votes had to be thrown away due to multiple votes. I said vote for ONE only. You may vote again for this chapter, but only ONE girl. Here are the current results of the voting!
1. Luna Lovegood – 3
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3. Susan Bones - 1
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5. Parvati Patil - 0
6. Padma Patil - 0
7. Pansy Parkinson – 1
There ya go, now on with chapter 12!
Previously
"That would be Hagrid. He was the one that first showed me the entire wizarding world." And with that Harry, Adila and Honruh all had a long discussion, catching up on what they had missed. The three also watched in amusement as the remaining five mages came into the Hall and saw who was there. Harry laughed so hard he felt like his lungs were going to explode. The newly reunited had fun all day, showing Adila and Honruh what new things they could do and introducing Adila and Honruh to the other professors.
Chapter 12 – Term Starts
The day continued with Harry and Ginny spending a lot of time together, walking around the Hogwarts grounds, enjoying the fresh air and each others company. The couple had a laugh watching Hagrid and Honruh sharing information about all kinds of animals. They looked exactly like the other except Honruh barely reached Hagrid's knee.
At noon they Mages all met for a quick lunch in the Great Hall before they all went to prepare for the day, except Harry who kept his promise and went out to the grounds of Hogwarts to begin training. What he started with were some simple stretches. But to anyone watching, Harry's 'simple' stretches looked like a gymnast's full floor routine. He continued with this for about half an hour before practicing his martial arts. A few professors silently watched, amazed at the boys flexibility. The ways Harry made his body bend and twist seemed impossible. When the professors thought he would have been too tired to continue, he donned his Mage armor and continued with his martial arts. The professors knew that armor had to be heavy, but Harry did not seem to slow under the weight. They continued watching in amazement until Harry reached down and drew a wicked black sword. They instantly saw that the blade had an odd shape that resembled Harry's scar.
The small crowd hadn't realized how much time had passed until a shrill blast of a whistle sounded from Hogsmeade. The professors all began scrambling to the castle to get ready for the students. As they rushed into the castle, the remaining five Mages came out, meeting with their dragons. At Dumbledore's request they would all be standing by the entrance with their dragons by their side. They all watched Harry intently as he continued his training. He was on the ground slashing at Death Eaters he conjured up, while Chazor flew through the air, cutting down more Death Eaters Harry conjured for him. After a few minutes the first of the carriages came through the gates and up the path that lead to the caste. Instantly Ginny spotted Ron in the front carriage pointing out the window to show Neville, Dean and Seamus the battle raging by the lake. As each carriage passed through the gates, there were shouts and faces appearing in the windows of the carriages. When the first carriage stopped to let it's passengers out, Ron jumped out and laughed while bowing in front of the five mages. Ginny laughed and gave him a sisterly hug.
"Hope life at home wasn't too boring for the one day we were gone." Ginny laughed, watching the expressions of the students. They were watching Harry and Chazor in awe and then eyeing the five dragons they had to pass. Friends waved, some shouted to Harry, who was now going all out, mixing martial arts, swords, magic and Mage. Some students, mainly Slytherins, froze in terror. Draco became even paler when he saw Chazor turn some Death Eaters into crushed piles of bone and flesh. Suddenly all the remaining Death Eaters disappeared and Harry sheathed his sword. Chazor landed by his side and both approached the growing crowd.
"Hello everyone, hope you had a good summer!" Harry shouted cheerily. All the students were stunned when they saw Harry wasn't even panting. He laughed and ushered them inside as they continued staring at him. He stripped out of his armor and quickly shifted to his room to put it away. Harry continued to say goodbye to Chazor and shifted to outside the Great Hall. He saw that Hermione and Zach were already inside while Ginny, Mary and John had decided to wait for him. They all entered The Great Hall and were greeted by cheering from three of the tables. Gryffindor cheered the loudest and many of Harry and Ginny's friends motioned for the two to sit with them, but the couple just smiled and walked to the Head Table. A silence fell over the Hall for a moment before it once again erupted into cheers, even louder than before. The six Mages all smiled and watched the excited crowd before them.
A few minutes later Dumbledore stood and motioned for the students to be quiet. They quickly did so and Dumbledore waved towards the doors. Minerva walked through the doors with a trail or first years behind her. They lined up in front of the head table, facing the students. Minerva placed the stool with the ancient hat in front of the first years. The brim ripped open and the hat burst into song.
(Insert song and a bunch of names here, I would kill it and make you all hate me.)
The Great Hall burst into applause for the last time as the last first year sat at the Hufflepuff table. Dumbledore once again motioned for silence, quickly getting it. "To those students who were here last year, welcome back! Those first years, welcome to Hogwarts! I have a few announcements. First I would like to welcome Professor Harry Potter as our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. He also has five professors at his aid. Professor Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Mary Brooks, Zach Thomason and John Hanley. From what I understand, Defense Against the Darks Arts classes will be quite different this year." Dumbledore chuckled as he thought of what Harry said he would be teaching. "And now the usual announcements. The Forbidden Forest is not allowed." He stressed the 'not'. "No dueling in the halls, and the list of objects not allowed in Hogwarts is posted outside Filches door. I am happy to see a few Weasley Wizard Wheezes objects on the list." Dumbledore again chucked. "Now I'm sure you are all quite hungry, so these are my last words until later. Tuck In." And with a wave of his hand the food appeared on all the tables.
After the wonderful meal, Dumbledore stood once again and motioned for silence. "Now that you are all full, I would just like to say goodnight and sleep well, for tomorrow class's start!" He said cheerily. A few groans were heard as the students stood and walked off to their common rooms.
"I'm pretty tired too, I- I'm going to bed. Don't stay up too late Harry." Ginny yawned. She stood and followed the students out the doors. Harry just smiled after her and called Dumbledore over.
"Albus, would I still be allowed to visit the Gryffindor common room to visit my friends?" Harry asked.
"Of course Harry! The password is pride. Now go have a nice chat with Mr. Weasley." Dumbledore smiled at Harry. The boy had grown, and now he was ready to take on Voldemort with his friends by his side.
Harry followed his well known path to the Gryffindor common room. He said the password to the Fat Lady and entered the room. For a moment the room quieted, then burst into cheering, very similar to the Great Hall's. Harry's past friends patted him on the back and congratulated him. Harry quickly found Ron, sitting in a chair by the fire.
"Hey Ron, surprised to see me?" Harry asked his friend.
"Yeah, I didn't think anyone but the House professors were allowed in the common rooms!" Ron said, smiling up at his friend. "I would have jumped up to say hi, but everyone else wanted to congratulate you, so I let them."
"Alright. I've got something for you, since I don't need it anymore." Harry said, glancing around the room. From the inside of his robes Harry pulled the Marauders Map and his fathers' invisibility cloak. He opened the map, activated it and told Ron where his room was and what the password was. "Just check before you come into the room, I don't think you would enjoy seeing Ginny and I…well, you know, snogging." Harry emphasized the last word, giving Ron a look to make sure he got the point across.
"You can trust me mate, I won't just barge in. Now if I'm right, Ginny is coming to drag you back to your room." Ron pointed to the map, and sure enough Ginny was making her way towards the common room.
"I'll see you tomorrow at breakfast, maybe. I might have to stay in the classroom to make final touches." Harry said, thinking about some stuff he forgot to prepare. "Well, I'll get going then. See you later!" Harry said, walking out of the portrait hole. He was barely halfway down the hall when Ginny came around the corner.
"There you are. I was going to go to sleep, but I wanted to make sure Ron hadn't killed you. I'm sure he's jealous about all of this." Ginny said sadly.
"No, Ron's actually taking this quite well. I promised him a present, and as far as I can see, he'll get it at Christmas." Harry informed.
"Oh really? What could this present be?" Ginny asked.
"It's…" Harry leaned close to her ear and whispered "a secret."
"Oh come on Harry, you can tell me!" Ginny whined.
"No, now let's get some sleep. One of us has to teach tomorrow. Ginny pouted at him, but Harry just kissed her and walked back to their room holding hands.
Alright, not that long, I know and kind of boring, but I need to have this for later. And a little writer's block isn't helping. I would like to thank all my reviewers.
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