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Sirius looked at his son worriedly, he had had only such a short time with him, letting him leave now was practically killing him. After so long not knowing where he was and then finding out it was beyond anything he had imagined in his worst nightmares. He did not want his precious son out of his site and out of his care. He could not protect him at Hogwarts. From the light or dark and both were going to be threats to his son. Still, he had no choice but to let him go even if it was killing him.
They were at the train station and Sirius was trying to put off letting him go as long as possible. "You be careful and take care of yourself," Sirius said crouching down since he hated speaking above him.
Harry nodded seriously, "I will dad."
"Make friends and have a good time, that's why people go to Hogwarts, to have fun."
Remus shook his head, "And get an education," he reminded his friend who seemed to continuously miss out on that important part of the schooling experience.
Sirius just rolled his eyes at his old friend. "Have fun okay," he said. "And be safe."
Harry shocked him by initiating a hug. He was never the one to initiate contact, that was always Sirius. Usually, Harry tensed and stood awkwardly. The fact that he initiated it melted Sirius. It only took a second for him to respond and hug him back. "I'll be okay dad, I'll even write to you every day and Uncle Sevs there. Fred and George are going to be there." That thought did not put Sirius at ease. He much preferred Severus being there then those twins. "I will be okay."
"I know you will," Sirius whispered as Harry released him and pulled back, once again looking at his feet meekly. "I love you so much Hyderen."
"Love you too," Harry returned as he went to take his trunk into the train but was stopped as the weight dropped completely. It was much heavier than expected.
He glanced up and saw Fred and George, both who had bright grins on there faces. "Hey there green eyes, want some help with this," Fred asked brightly. "The trunk is bigger then you are."
"If you don't mind," Harry whispered as they lifted it up and went onto the train with him. Both twins turned back and winked at Sirius who gave them a warning look. the warning focused on many fronts and they knew it.
Once they got him settled into the carte, Fred and George gave him a grin, "we will be back green eyes, got to say goodbye to our mother and sister."
"then we will come to join you."
Harry gave a quick nod before leaning up against the window silently. He gave his dad a slight wave as the train got prepared to leave. He realized just how different his life was compared to two months before when he had been playing murderer for them. Being held prisoner. He had someone who cared now and people he thought might have been friends. It was a life he had not even dreamed of before this.
The twins shocked him out of his thoughts as they returned settling into the compartment easily. Mere moments later, a nervous boy knocked on the door once the train got to moving. "Can I sit here? Most of the other carts are filled and..."
"Say no more," Fred said happily interrupting his explanation.
"Come on in," George added brightly.
He was slightly taken back by their enthusiasm but he entered anyways. He had found few others were willing to let him join and he was just grateful for a seat. Harry glanced up at him slightly through his bangs before once again returning to his shy hesitant position looking at his knees "I'm Fred Weasley, this is George," Fred stated, "our little green-eyed friend here is Hyderen."
"Neville Longbottom," Neville said shaking there offered hands. Harry took his hand much more hesitantly. "What year are you all in?"
"We are in third, Hyderen is starting first," Fred stated, "I'll guess and say you're a first year as well."
Neville nodded as they all got to talking, Harry speaking up every once and a while but he was mostly content just to listen.
Fred and George looked to there two first-year companions as the train stopped. They were completely serious as they climbed out of the train, none of there normal joking tones. They took their job helping the firsties very seriously after all. "You two go that way, follow Hagrid and he will take you on boats and then up to the school. The sorting is painless, remember if you really want to go someplace badly enough then the hat will let you but its better to just let it choose. There is no bad house to be in."
The advice was taken gratefully. "Thanks," Harry whispered.
The twins gave him a grin, "anytime green eyes. Besides, if you got all nervous over the sorting, your dad may just kill us. It's just a hat, normally we tell the first years they have to fight trolls but we like you both and your dad can be a scary man Hyderen."
"Then why do you torment him," Harry asked as the twin's eyes sparkled mischievously.
"It is fun, like tickling a sleeping dragon, you never know what you are going to get," George stated as they separated from the first years having to go their own way.
The two first years got onto a boat together sticking close by the only other person they really knew. "You scared," Neville asked clearly nervous. Harry hesitantly fixed the boys cloak getting a quick thank you.
"I don't care which house I go into. I'm going to let the hat decide and hope I'll be happy there."
Neville wasn't so sure he could do the same but he followed his new friend into the room.
Harry's name was called rather quickly, Hannah Abbott was first but Hyderen Black shortly after. Everyone knew of Sirius Blacks story but no one had thought he had a son. Harry stepped forward hesitantly and sat down, the hat was placed on his head as people began whispering.
"Hmmm...such power, I can understand why you feel you must hide it. Still, its a shame you do have so much power. You could do good with it. You intend to let me decide, do you? Wise decision Hyderen Black, Harry Potter. Now where to place you?"
Harry shrugged before thinking, "it is your decision though I'd prefer to be somewhere I cannot be seen as evil, where people will not see what a monster I am."
"You are not a monster, far from it."
"I've killed more people then most people could ever claim."
"But that was for survival, not choice and often you fought it. You were just a child caught in a bad situation. No, you are not a monster. You are a powerful little boy. You have made yourself some protectors I see. You do not feel like you deserve it but they seem to think you are someone worth fighting for. That is their choice, when they learn the truth then that shell be the judge but I doubt they shell cause you harm. Now placement, it is not my job to counsel but to place. Let it be HUFFLEPUFF."
Harry glanced to the twins and Neville whom all clapped, the Hufflepuff table cheered though many were surprised at a Black being placed in Hufflepuff. "Thank you and I will take your advice into consideration," Harry thought as he took off the hat and walked to the Hufflepuff table watching the floor as he stepped.
One by one the students were sorted. Neville glanced to Harry before the hat shouted Hufflepuff. He took off the hat and went beside his new friend. "I'm glad you are a Hufflepuff," Harry whispered as Neville gave him a grin.
He had never thought he would ever say it but in response, Neville said, "me too." He actually meant it as well. He was glad to be in his new friend's house even if his gran would be angry at him or his parents might have been disappointed. He had taken the twins advice and chosen to be where he felt he belonged and where he knew he would have at least one person he could talk to.
They were led to the Hufflepuff common and to there new rooms, told that they would have a house meeting in the morning.
Harry wrote a letter to his father before going to sleep.

"First off, welcome to Hogwarts," one of the prefects, a girl named Audrey said happily. "Second welcome to Hufflepuff. For your seven years at Hogwarts, Hufflepuff will be like your family away from home. That means if you have any problems or need anything, you come to an older student, any of us with a badge like these," she waved her prefect badge, "or Professor Sprout whom you will meet later. Normally our head of houses do the welcomes but professor sprout also does the greenhouse care and works there in the mornings."
A second perfect, a boy named Mathew spoke up, "since this is your first day, we will take you all to your classes so you don't get lost. Most houses have rules outside the school rules, ours is that Hufflepuffs stick together. This is your new family, which means that we look out for each other. If you need anything, don't be afraid to ask. I'm sure many of you will want to write to your parents. I know my first day I wrote home so after breakfast, we will head up to the Owlery and give a brief tour before classes, Hufflepuffs have potions with Ravenclaws first followed by transfigurations with Slytherins so you should grab your books for those classes before we leave."
They went up to there rooms to do just that before following the prefects to breakfast.
Fred and George jumped behind the first years, many jumped except for Harry and Neville who saw them coming. "How are our two favorite Hufflepuff?"
"No offense meant to the rest of you Hufflepuff," George added.
"Are the puffs treating you both right."
Harry glanced up at them, "they are very welcoming," Harry whispered as Fred immediately began to play with his hair, running his fingers through it gently.
"Good to know," Fred stated with a grin. "Your dads going to be happy for you."
"What are you both doing over here," Audrey demanded crossing her arms since the Weasley twins were nothing but trouble most days. "No bothering the first years."
"Us, never I am shocked you would think such a thing of us," George said shaking his head.
"For shame," Fred added.
Neville chuckled having gotten used to them on the train ride. "yes, I am shocked she figured you out so well," Neville stated.
They both looked at him, mock horrified looks on there faces. "You wound us too Nev, I thought we were your friends," they said together. "Have we been replaced by the Hufflepuff already, after just one night?"
He grinned at them liking them both a lot since they had completely taken away his nervousness about starting Hogwarts. "Never replaced," He offered with a smile.
"Good answer, we taught you well," they said together.
"Your tickling the sleeping dragon, my uncle can see you playing with my hair," Harry whispered so quietly that only Neville, Fred, and George could hear.
The twins grinned though Fred did not stop, "oh we know green eyes, we know."
The twins gave them both grins, "need anything, come find us. Neville that goes for you too," Fred stated wanting to be sure he knew. "Your both our apprentices now, you need something we are easily found."
"Look for the red," George added, "oh and green eyes, what did we say about covering though beautiful bright eyes?"
He just continued looking down, glancing up every once and awhile through his hair but never really looking at anyone. The twins grinned before slipping back to there own table.
"You know them," Ceddrick Diggory asked the new first years. While the twins were never anti-Hufflepuff, they even were friendly they rarely spoke up and got close to the first years of any house. It just seemed a strange friendship
Neville shrugged taking a bite of his breakfast. When he was done chewing he spoke seeing that Harry wasn't going to. "I met them on the train, we sat in the same carte. Hyderen knew them before."
"Our dads are friends," Harry whispered, "we met over the summer around when I got my letter."
That made a bit of sense but the older Hufflepuff felt like he was missing something but said nothing on it.
They dropped the puff first years off at potions early, none of the Ravenclaws had even arrived yet. Severus approached Harry shocking and terrifying the other first years who had heard rumors of the evil bat like the professor. "Tell your father I am not an owl service," Snape said handing him a letter.
Harry nodded taking it, "thank you."
"There will be no special consideration for you, in my classroom you are just another student," he reminded through his making a note of there relation in front of the other students had a very clear meaning. it would challenge possible thoughts later on and his relationship with Remus was known among staff and some students were also aware. He did tend to keep his personal life and professional separate but there were still enough who were aware of the truth that admitting it freely affected nothing.
"Yes, Uncle Severus...Professor Snape," he corrected seeing it for the power play it was. It did give him a reason to have to come to see him at different times and he also felt like the professor was giving the other students a warning. Though he didn't really understand it. He had no reason to be bothered by it either and was willing to play along.
Snape went to the front again as other students went to arrive. "he's your uncle," Susan whispered surprised.
Harry nodded, "My dads best friend from school is married to him."
They said nothing on that and they had no intention of spreading around there housemates private business, but it was a surprise to hear. Most had heard stories of the head of Slytherin. They didn't really see him as being someone's uncle. Harry just put the letter away as they got to class work.
The rest of the day went off flawlessly.