So... this is going to be the expressions of each person about their common room before we move on.
Remus, Sirius, James and Peter were staring around in awe along with Lily, the common room was completely decorated in red and gold, with a fire place in one corner of the room and a lot of couches to rest upon. It was located at a certain height, enabling people to view a certain part of the forest and Black Lake.
To Harry, the dorm hadn't changed very much apart from the fact that only the people were different. Deciding that he was going to explore the castle with his cloak that night or from the next night onwards, he headed towards the boy's dorms with the Marauders.
Severus was a little nervous from the talks around him but didn't pay much heed to them and went to the Slytherin common room, lead by Lucius Malfoy, who was explaining in great detail about blood purity and other boring stuff that Severus thought was pretty unnecessary.
Their common room was filled with green and silver with a few snakes here and there. It spooked Severus a little to be deep in the dungeons and was already missing his friends, especially Lily, who was his first best friend and was wondering how she was doing.
Not wanting to confront the other Slytherins just then, he went into his dorm and settled down to sleep almost immediately, slightly dreaming about his the upcoming times at Hogwarts.
Lily was a little nervous but also a lot excited to be here. After all, it was a dream come true for her. She was sad though that her sister was not willing to accept her as she was and had refused to acknowledge her after discovering her special abilities.
She was currently sitting in the girls dormitory, when a fellow first year girl, whose name she didn't know; came and stood in front of her, causing her to look up. "Are you ok? Why are you crying?" She asked. "Nothing much. Missing my family. That's all. I'm Lily Evans. You are?" Lily asked.
"Oh! Everyone misses their family when they first visit come here. I miss them too. I am Marlene McKinnon. And those the other one there is Alice. Hope we all will be besties soon!" said Marlene. "I'm sure we will Marls. So... tell me about yourself Alice!" Lily said and the chat continued on until they went to sleep.
Meanwhile, in the boy's dorm in the Gryffindor tower, it was even more lively than any other dorm. The five occupants who were there had changed and Harry had tucked in Teddy before they started their discussions.
"So...how was the first view of Hogwarts to you all?" asked Peter. "Personally, I felt that it was amazing. The view of the castle was so extraordinary that I can't use any words describe it" he said. "That's true..." everyone agreed on it, even Harry, who had seen it a lot of times but never ceased to amaze him.
"Anyways... how was life at your homes before here?" James asked, curious to know their lives as well. He surely knew Harry's but... he also wanted to know about the other's lives for a better understanding. "And Harry is going the last, and I am going before him. So it is between the three of you on who is going first." James stated clearly, causing Harry to send James a grateful look.
The other three boys had a deep discussion before deciding that Peter should go first. "Alright. I am Peter Pettigrew, pureblood and mine is a less known family... we mostly lived with the muggles so I know a lot of muggle stuff. My childhood was a little boring and the usual." he said, leaving out the fact that he was abused a little when he was young.
"Nice to know Peter. Next who?" James asked. "I'll go next. Remus John Lupin, half blood, dad was a wizard, mum was a muggle. Dad works in the ministry and introduced that werewolf act you know. Life was pretty simple and fun for me and I am obviously excited to be here." Remus said, completely ignoring the other side of him, afraid of the other's reaction to it.
Harry could understand the situation pretty well but decided not to point the condition out, lest he caused any problems between them. He just gave Remus a look that conveyed that he knew that he was hiding something but will not question it.
"Nice. I will go next. Sirius Orion Black, pureblood from the Ancient house of Black. Have loads of cousins and a little brother, Regulus. Remind me to write him a letter soon. Reputed to be in Slytherin but I broke the tradition obviously. Brought up to hate muggles and half bloods but I instead made friends with them." Sirius said, skipping out some parts again.
"Now, my turn. Nice to know you guys. James Charlus Potter, pureblood and only child. Brought up by my parents, didn't spend much time in the muggle world until Harry came in about a month ago. Life was pretty well. Didn't have much friends though. Mostly at home only. It all changed when Harry came in though" said James, the only one who had said everything about himself without hiding anything.
"What do you mean by Harry came along? Where was he until then and why did he suddenly turn up?" Sirius asked curiously. "Were you adopted or something Harry? Wait... you almost look like James, except that there are a few differences..." said Peter.
Remus just stared at Harry and Teddy, smelling something familiar about Teddy, the trace of a werewolf and some kind of bond formed between the wolf and Teddy, causing Remus to supress the feeling to whine and be protective of his cubs. Wait cubs? Why would he feel the need to protect Harry and Teddy? His wolf was doing a happy dance in his head while Remus just was confused.
"Think it is finally my turn. I'm Harry Jack Parker, half blood. Mum was a witch and dad was a muggle. Both died in a car accident when I was 1 and then... I was sent to live with my dad's friend, who was a wizard and then he died in an accident, so I was sent to my uncle's place.
My uncle was my mum's brother and a wizard and couldn't take me in after her death as he was caught up with many things. Later, when dad's friend died, he took me in and married one of the friend's cousins and had Teddy 8 months ago. We all were in America though their families were usually from England.
It was all peaceful there and we decided to visit London about two months back. Everything was going one well until the attack at the mall. I managed to escape with Teddy, who is my cousin and godson, though they died. Stayed with his grandmother for a few days but she soon passed away, leaving us in the streets.
About a month back, Teddy was kidnapped, but James' father saved him and took us in. Also, my uncle used to tell me that I was a descendant of the Potter, Peverell and Black families. So... I guess Sirius, James and I are related some way." Harry finished, his hair changing colours occasionally during the narration, and showed the necklace.
"Sorry for your loss mate! And that necklace is cool. Why don't we head to bed now and have more discussions later? Tomorrow we have classes if you remember." said Remus. "Alright Rem... Wait a second. Are you a metamorphagus Harry? Cuz I think your hair is a little bluish black right now..." said Sirius in awe.
"Oops! Must have changed during the narration. And I am a metamorphagus. Now... let us go to sleep as Remus said shall we? I don't want to miss breakfast tomorrow!" Harry said and went to bed along with the others, thinking about what would happen the next day.
The night was silent, apart from the hoots of owls and the rustling of the trees. Suddenly, two screams pierced through the silent air, making the others in the room jerk awake at the sudden noise and another cry at the sudden noise that awakened him.
The three boys in the room looked between their screaming friends and the crying child, unsure about what to do. The two screaming boys were tangling in their sheets, sweat covering their body, tossing around madly when suddenly one of them got up.
He looked around madly, gasping for his breath, finding almost all his friends awake and a child crying. "You okay Sirius? You were screaming out madly. Want to talk about it?" Peter asked. Sirius shook his head, unable to speak anything for now.
Another scream and a cry was heard in the room and one of them took control of the situation. "Remus, try to calm Teddy down. I could see that he liked you instantly in the train. Sirius and Peter, find Harry's bag and bring out a bar of chocolate and give it to Remus. I will take care of Harry." James said and grabbed a pillow and walked towards Harry and threw it at him.
Harry immediately shot up and caught it, gasping heavily and looked around. "What happened? Did I wake you guys up?" he asked in a rough voice. "Well... we were woken up by Teddy crying and your and Sirius's screams. Want to talk about it?" Remus asked.
"Not right now Rem. What time is it..." he muttered and looked at his watch. "Six already! Breakfast starts in an hour and we have to get ready guys! I call on the bathroom first" Harry said and picked Teddy up and got ready in 15 minutes and the other also got ready quickly.
Breakfast was a peaceful affair, none of them talked about the nightmares. They were just having a friendly chat with Lily after sending in a hello to Severus. McGonagall handed out the schedules for each day and they started comparing it.
"Hey! We all have the same classes and also Charms, DADA, Potions and Transfiguration with the Slytherins. Best time to catch up Sevvy I guess. Coming to the first class guys? Charms starts in 10 minutes." Lily said as she got up, causing the other Gryffindor first years to get up and followed the second year student who called herself Sally to the class.
After a small introduction to charms by Professor Flitwick, the six of them along with Teddy went to DADA, Harry silently praying that this teacher would be good. Teddy was also showing some slight excitement after watching all the charms that the Professor did to engage him.
"Good morning students! I am Varulv Kentavros Race but call me as Professor Race. I am going to teach you DADA this year and also about a few creatures. I will start it with something simple. This week, we are going to practice the Jelly Leg jinx, very useful when you are to face werewolves and centaurs. Nasty creatures they are" Race said.
Remus paled slightly but snorted, which could only be heard by the other five sitting around him. "What is funny Remus?" Severus asked. "Apart from the fact that this professor is insulting himself, nothing much" Remus said.
"Why do you say so Remus?" Lily asked. "Well... I had learnt a little bit of Greek and I read somewhere that Kentavros means centaur. So...I guess it is pretty ironic..." he trailed off whispering as the others caught on and snorted. Harry could immediately figure out that Remus was also afraid of his other side and the professor was just like that Umbitch in fifth year.
"Maybe we can use it in pranks" Sirius whispered and James agreed. The professor droned on about the uses of the jinx and criticising werewolves and centaurs constantly. Harry was bored at that time as he had already learnt it and started writing down the Professor's name on a parchment, hoping to get that can be a blackmail.
The results surprised him. The moment he finished writing the name, he was astonished to find that the letters slowly changed. Harry blinked a few times, pinched himself and when he saw that it was real, he couldn't believe it.
"Um...Sirius? Can you read what I have written?" Harry asked, a little unsure if it was real. "Well, you have written Varulv Kentavros Race. Why do you ask?" Sirius asked. Harry thought about it and took of his glasses and read it. It read the same as Sirius. He put on the glasses again and the letters changed.
'Maybe Hermione had sneaked in a translation spell on my glasses' he thought and passed on the sheet again and asked him to read with the glasses on. Sirius had to control his laughter, causing the other 4 to turn towards him.
"What is so funny now Sirius?" Peter asked. Sirius just looked at him and mouthed later and turned back to the class, just in time for the professor to teach the spell. "Repeat after me. Locomotor Wibbly " Race said and everyone repeated after him.
"Good. Now try the spell on the cat and lets see who gets it today" Race said. By the end of the class, only Harry had managed to get it (He had a great advantage) while his gang almost managed it.
Since they had a free period for the rest of the day, they went to the library to finish their homework in charms on how it is helpful in day to day lives. After they settled down, Severus turned to Sirius. "What was so funny during DADA Sirius?" he drawled.
"May I the parchment and glasses Harry?" Sirius asked and received the same. "Now read what is written in the sheet" Sirius said. "Well our professor's name. What is funny in that?" Severus asked. "Na. Read it with Harry's glasses now" Sirius said and after he read it, he started chuckling along with Harry and Sirius.
"That guy is so insulting himself" they said together. "Can you please explain?" James asked. The three of them were passed on the glasses and sheet and the moment they finished reading, they were chuckling for when you read the word with the glasses, it read out 'Werewolf Centaur Race', which was ironic as the man hated them.
"That man is surely insulting himself. I think your glasses have a translation spell on them Harry" Remus said as he calmed down. Soon, they finished their homework and went out to explore the castle, starting from the back lake.
A/N: That would be the 12th chapter guys! Hope you all liked it! All comments and criticism accepted and appreciated from you guys. The next chapter will be from the future and some thing surprising will be revealed. The chapter after that will have the six meeting with Hagrid I guess.
Thank you all for reading!
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Published on 6 August 2018