Well I'm still very glad the fic is doing well so far, sorry if you've noticed a few changes I have a tendency to forget some things. Hope I cleared up a little confusion and hopefully there won't be anymore.

Also thank you for wishing AnnaBoleyna1536 the best, she's still taking it hard but I know she'll get through it with some support.

Now this chapter has Harry starting off with his new life, with a visit to his new school and new headmaster. I will say now, it's not Igor Karkaroff I don't like him so I made up a character. Harry will meet a new face or two, and then it'll go to where he and Charlotte have a little talk.

Written by myself and AnnaBoleyna1536, and we don't own Harry Potter.

Enjoy!

Two days later:

"Harry, Harry are you awake?" Harry woke up to knocking on his bedroom door, another bedroom other than the one Charlotte picked out for him the day before. She let him choose a room, and he chose one with a balcony that got a great view of the grounds and the gardens, plus a good breeze from the cool air. Hedwig had a nice spot near the window, where she could fly out whenever she wanted, and the room was bigger than the last one Harry had been in.

"I'm up." Harry sat up in his bed and grabbed his new glasses, they were rectangular shaped but with a clearer color and silver. Charlotte bought them since his old ones were nearly worn but she said to keep them as spares.

"Alright then pull on your robe and get downstairs breakfast is almost done." he heard her leave down the hall, and he smelled pancakes.

"Hoot!" Hedwig greeted him good morning, and after he stroked her feathers he opened the window so she could go out for a morning fly. Grabbing his bathrobe he walked from his room towards the kitchen, which was actually close since his and Charlotte's rooms were only on the second floor and the kitchen was just downstairs.

"Good morning sweetie, take a seat." she was fixing up some new cakes, and the table was set for two. A black horned owl, a mean looking bird, was sitting on a stand staring at him with large brown eyes; he was Charlotte's owl and his name was Wingers.

"He doesn't like me does he?"

"No he's just curious, I know he looks mean but he's really a dove." she stroked his feathers and gave Harry a plate of four pancakes. "Blueberries or strawberries?"

"Both." she passed him two small bowls of fruit. Harry liked blueberries and strawberries with his cakes, and she liked bananas and strawberries plus butter-flavored syrup. Charlotte could cook, she had learned from her aunt but it didn't change much between them.

"Now dig in, and don't forget we're going to meet with your new headmaster today."

"Yeah…umm…" Harry loved the taste of the food; it was only a few days ago Charlotte scared the bloody hell out of him with her adoption story and now here they were two days later eating breakfast as mother and son. Harry didn't know if he should call her mum or not, but she took him in and pretty much saved him; not to mention the clothes she gave him and the room.

"Glad to hear those noises." she laughed as he ate the food, and gave a piece to Wingers.

"Hey um…Charlotte there's something I want to ask you."

"Yes?"

"Do I need to change my last name?"

"Only if you want, but Harry I have to warn you that if word gets out that Harry Potter is attending Durmstrang you never know what may happen." she did have a point, even if she did everything legally people could still come for him.

"Do I have to change my full name?" she shook her head.

"Unless you want to, all you have to do is fill out the form and the Ministry will make it official. I know you want to keep your parents' last name, but if it's to keep you safe then you need to think on it."

"No." he said. "I want to, I can't go back there and I don't want to be reminded of what happened."

"Harry are you absolutely sure?"

"Yes."

"Alright then, I'll get the forms ready so you can fill out what name you want." she summoned the forms, and Harry read it over. It stated that while he was under the guardianship of Charlotte Prewett, he could opt to change his name or keep it. He took out the quill, and signed down his old name, and then put down his new name.

Harrison Charlus Prewett

"Here." he handed them back to Charlotte. She put them in an envelope, tied it to Wingers' leg, and he flew off out the open window. Hedwig appeared later, and Harry fed her a blueberry.

"Harrison Prewett sounds good to me. Now I'm going to shower and if you want…"

"I will." he wanted to look nice for his new headmaster; perhaps this one could be better than Dumbledore.

"Now Harry I'll tell you now the headmaster is an old friend of Uncle Ignatius, and you won't have to worry about prejudice here. Many of the boys are half-blood, but purebloods don't act all high and mighty unless you meet the grandparents. Sadly though muggleborns aren't allowed, but that's how it's always been."

"What's the school like?"

"Well you'll have your own room, and a schedule as most but you won't be sharing with anyone. It's big too, not quite as big as Hogwarts but it's very secretive. You'll also have to get used to wearing fur all the time because they only light fires for magical reasons. There is a Quidditch pitch but no houses like in Hogwarts, boys either play on black or red, and anyone can play."

"Wait…how do they pick the players?"

"That's something you have to ask them, and of course you know Viktor Krum is on their International team."

"Yeah, I'm a fan." he wouldn't act like a dodgy school boy though; he'd do it right this time.

"Alright, finished?" Harry nodded. "Then let me do the dishes…"

"No." Harry stopped her. "I'll do them; you should take your shower you cooked."

"You sure?" he nodded. "Alright then get to it." she got up and left the kitchen while Harry went to work. He had the normal chores of a muggle boy, clean his room, do his laundry, wash dishes, even a few others but he didn't have to clean the entire castle. The castle had three house elves who knew the place good, named Rusty, Belle, and Halo and the oldest one was Halo who knew the castle from top to bottom. He wasn't too old but he'd been around since Charlotte was a kid.

'Done.' once all dishes were cleaned and dried Harry left to his own room to shower. Thankfully he had his own bathroom and the hot water wasn't too scarce for only one person to use at a time.

'Let's see…' he pulled out some clothes, and saw the black and red set of robes he'd wanted to wear. He had to make a good impression and that would start off with a shower and clean robes. His money and inheritance had been transferred to a branch of Gringotts here in Paris, it had the same name and was run by goblins but for some reason the goblins here were friendlier unless you cheated or stole from them.

Harry set his robes down on the now made bed and left to take a quick shower. He had a good bathtub but now wasn't the time to relax and lounge. The water was running by the time he got there, and he stepped into the shower after removing his night clothes. It was nice and hot, oh this was amazing.

An hour later:

After a proper tidying up and quick looksee Charlotte and Harry were both dressed and ready to head for Durmstrang. Luckily it was a day for studying so neither of them would worry about students getting in the way, but that wasn't an issue.

"Alright, my Harry you look absolutely handsome." Harry's hair was combed out and his robes were on nice and straight plus his glasses. Charlotte had her hair loose but straightened plus a small barrette with blue and white flowers holding her hair up half way, and she wore a set of light blue and white robes.

"Is it going to be cold there?" Charlotte produced two furry jackets, with matching hats.

"Your school ones will be warmer I hope."

"Thanks." Harry smiled. "So how are we getting to Bulgaria from here?"

"Easy, we use this, oh and the school isn't exactly in Bulgaria it's in between Norway and Sweden; luckily though the students are required to learn some English so you won't need to worry about foreign language unless you choose a class." she pulled out a long silver pocket watch with the Durmstrang symbol on the back. "All the students have one, the ones who live outside of Bulgaria at least. It will take us directly to the grounds, but to get in we use this." she pulled out a silver key with Durmstrang's symbol on the top. "This will open the gates, and each student has one with their initials engraved in them." she handed it to Harry. "Both of these will bond with your magic, so only you will be able to use them."

"Is it permanent?" she shook her head.

"When you graduate the magic fades away, so it becomes a memento of sorts. Keep those on you at all times."

"I will, but how do we…?"

"Open it up, wind the switch three times, press the button at the top, and then close it." she took his hand and he did as told. Once the watch closed they were whisked away onto some rocks, and stood in front of a snowy mountain. "Hold up the key Harry." Harry pulled the key out and the rocks began to move, showing an entrance inside the mountain.

"Wow."

"Told you, secretive." they stepped inside and Harry a high four story building behind some black iron gates. It wasn't as big as Hogwarts like Charlotte said, but it had a good bit of ground everywhere. "Let's go." they walked up to the gates which opened, and coming their way was a man wearing black and white fur robes with a young boy a little older than Harry wearing the same but brown and a blood red uniform.

"Ahh Lady Prewett welcome." a thick accent, but still understandable; the man had a goatee with the colors black and grey in them, but he didn't look much older than fifty. He had short hair, and a golden eagle cane to hold him up.

"Hello Lord Blagorodna, you look well." they shook hands.

"This is him?" the man looked at Harry; he seemed kind with those soft brown eyes.

"Yes, this is my son Harrison Prewett, Harry this man here is Headmaster Anton Blagorodna. And this lad here is his aide, sorry what is your name?" the boy bowed.

"Boris Blagun miss." he had short curly brown hair, but he was about sixteen. "Welcome to Durmstrang."

"Thank you." Harry bowed back.

"Come inside, we can talk in my office." they followed Anton inside, and his aide left to his room which was actually on the second hall from Anton's office. They entered a big oval shaped office decorated with photos of former headmasters of the school including one large portrait of the first headmaster, or headmistress Nerida Vulchanova. There were bookshelves everywhere, along with a few crystal balls the size of a man's hand, a closet with the Bulgarian Quidditch Team Poster on it, and a large oak desk with some photos and a set of scrolls and quills on it.

"You cleaned up Anton." Charlotte joked.

"I always do when expecting company." Anton let them sit and offered them candies, but they declined. "Now, young Mr. Prewett, tell me what are your best skills?" Charlotte told him what questions to expect, so Harry had some answers.

"I am an excellent flier, I'm good with the dark arts and defense though I do need more schooling, and with better studying I can do well in my classes."

"Ah, a future academic lad, I like that. Charlotte told me you were on the Quidditch team at Hogwarts?"

"Gryffindor, I was seeker."

"You might have some competition there lad, Viktor Krum always gets seeker on the red team here but he does love a good game." he expected that. "I must ask you lad, are you bad tempered?"

"I wouldn't say so sir, unless someone pushes me to show my temper I don't bully anyone."

"Good, we don't tolerate violence in this school. Despite our reputation for learning Dark Arts we have a zero tolerance for bullying. You are a half-blood am I right?" Harry nodded. "Just asking, and so far you seem to delight me. More will be told through your lessons, and you will likely have some classes with the older boys."

"Understood, but do I have to shave my head?" Harry touched his hair.

"As long as it doesn't grow past your chin you are fine son." Harry laughed. "Now…here is your schedule. Shouldn't be too much different from the one you had at Hogwarts." He handed Harry a scroll, and he was right it wasn't very different other than a few classes.

Monday:

Defense against the Dark Arts 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Dark Arts Training 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Potions 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Tuesday:

Ancient Runes 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Magical History 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Divination 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Free Morning Period

Potions 10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.

Defense against the Dark Arts 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Thursday

Charms 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Ancient Runes 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Potions 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Friday

Transfiguration 9:00 a.m. -10:30 p.m.

Ancient Runes 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

Free afternoon period

"Dark Arts training is only once a week?"

"Yes but only until your last year, then you'll have it twice. We teach it for two hours a day, and then the defensive spells and hexes come mostly. It's a strict class though, so you'd best be prepared. Quidditch games are Saturday afternoons, but you can try out anytime in the week as long as it doesn't interfere with your studies."

"So if I do fine in class I'm allowed to play?"

"Yes, and you should notice you have a couple of free periods as do the rest of the students. Those are for studying, but also for you to rest. You can spend them exercising with the others, but it's all up to you. Breakfast is at seven o'clock each morning for an hour, lunch hour starts at noon, and dinner is at five but if you require snacks the school has access to a local sweets shop for you to purchase snacks."

"Thank you sir, but I noticed that there's not a class for Care of Magical Creatures."

"We don't teach that until your fourth year, like Hogwarts you will graduate in your seventh year and you will have final exams, your grades up until then will be on your class assignments and homework. Your classroom numbers are on the bottom."

"I understand."

"Good, you will start Monday but we will expect you to be settled in by Sunday. Your uniforms will be in your room and I have already notified your teachers plus I will send someone to help you learn your way around. You will have a map of the grounds as well, and areas marked in red are forbidden to students."

"Thank you again sir."

"Do you have any more questions?"

"Not at this time sir."

"Very well, Lady Prewett?"

"None thank you Anton." Charlotte smiled.

"Then I shall thank you both for coming, it was good seeing you again Lottie and I look forward to having you Mr. Prewett." they all shook hands.

"Good day sir." Harry left with Charlotte and they left the grounds straight through the gates. "How do we get home?"

"Wind the watch twice and open it." Harry did so, and they were back in the living room of Prewett Castle. "How do you feel about your schedule?"

"Not sure, but I'll learn it."

"Excellent, oh look your books have arrived." some packages were on the sofa, along with some parcels from a shop in France that made fur coats. Charlotte levitated them to Harry's room, and then pulled off her own coat.

"It's cold in there a lot isn't it?"

"It is, but it warms up from time to time; now how's about some lunch?" Harry shrugged.

"I'm a bit tired, but I'll eat."

"Alright, turkey or ham sandwich?"

"Turkey please."

"Follow me." she led him into the kitchen where Rusty was setting out the items needed to make sandwiches. "Thank you Rusty, go on and eat."

"Merci mistress." Rusty bowed.

"Make it how you want sweetheart."

"Thanks, but I should change first don't you think?"

"Oh don't worry about it I can take stains out of anything." she nudged him. Harry made himself a turkey sandwich with all the trimmings and Charlotte made herself a ham sandwich. "Now Harry, how do you feel about this so far?"

"Alright, a little nervous but alright."

"That's expected; hopefully your guide will be nice."

"What'll you do while I'm gone?"

"I'll write to you, and I'm going to do a little digging. There's something I need to look into about your godfather Sirius Black."

"Why?"

"Harry…he's not the man you think he is. I know that earlier this year Arthur told you about how he was a follower of Voldemort, and then you found out he was the one who betrayed your parents. I have seen the visions, but without solid proof I can't do much."

"You're going to help him?"

"I may have to, once I find Pettigrew."

"Pettigrew, but he's dead."

"No Harry, he isn't. He's been appearing in my visions but I can't figure out where he is, so I need to ask for some help with a friend in the British Ministry. For now though, I want you to focus on your new school and fitting in, don't let this ponder your mind."

"I won't, unless I realize he was innocent I don't want anything to do with it." Harry took a bite of his sandwich.

"Alright, now when you're done eating you can go rest after you clean your room. I need to have a private word with Ignatius, but I will take you out shopping for a new broom. Your old one looks nearly worn down."

"You don't have to do that."

"But I want to, besides I want to see just how good you are as a flier. I'm good myself, but we can fly over the city tonight if you want." Harry's eyes brightened at that.

"I'd love that."

"Excellent, we'll even take Hedwig and Wingers with us. Though I will warn you, Wingers likes to show off."

"Fine with me." Harry laughed. He felt good already, Charlotte was being a great guardian to him and she treated him good. In a way she was like Molly Weasley, but he wouldn't say it aloud.

'We'll just see how it goes.'

Hope you liked it, now Harry has an idea of what his school will be like. I made the schedule up as I went, but it's not very different from a Hogwarts one.

Next chapter Harry starts at his new school, and he makes a couple of new friends plus a rival. I'll also throw in a spot for Molly and Arthur when they sit down with their kids and show them the consequences of what they did to Harry. Might do a spot for Snape too, or that will be with in the next chapter.

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Later!