A/N: Thanks for the likes and reviews so far folks this chapter will cover McGongall's view, we also see Molly and Hermione's point of view this story will be completely AU, Dumbledore's true self will be revealed in upcoming chapters, I have to warn you now but if your a Snape fan then look away, I honestly cannot stand him (love Alan Rickman though) but yeah I will not be friendly to Snivillus.
CHAPTER TWO
Minerva McGonagall was fifty nine years old and had spent most of her life at Hogwarts, she had seen many students walk through these great halls, from Lucius Malfoy to Xenopholius Lovegood and from Molly Prewitt to Nymphadora Tonks
And not once in all her years had she seen one student have such rotten luck as Harry Potter has had, he surpassed his father in the trouble making department three times over, discovered parts of school not even the Weasley twins could find and he had numerous attempts on his life, Hogwarts was supposed to be the safest school in the magical world but events in recent years have caused Minerva to doubt these claims, she knew why also, it had pointed to Harry Potter.
Minerva was never happy with Dumbledore's arrangements for the boy, and she knew for a fact Lily and James would be furious that their beloved son was living with Lily's prejudiced sister, Petunia, she was the muggle world's equivalent to Narcissa Malfoy
Snobbish, prejudiced, elitist, materialistic ultra conservative woman, she was certain that had Petunia and her whale of her husband for that matter, had gone to Hogwarts they both would have been in Slytherin, ironic considering how the Dursley's were muggles that they essentially had the same world view as the Malfoy's yet if they were put in the same room the Dursley's they would kill them instantly.
Minerva heard rumours of a will left by Lily and James, the Potter's were an extraordinarily wealthy family and Lily wasn't badly off by muggle standards either, her father Harold Evans ran a drills company, Minerva couldn't remember the name of the company but the Evans family were still very rich, Lily is to this day one of the wealthiest muggleborns ever to have entered the wizarding community followed by Justin Finch Fletchley, even the Malfoy's weren't as rich, James being the son of
Dorea Euphemia Black and Fleamont Charlus Potter had inherited a huge fortune when they died, Fleamont's sleekeazy hair products was a popular brand, ironic since all Potter men had uncontrollably easy hair, Dorea, being a member of the Black family was rich in her own right anyway, yet despite this Harry dressed like a muggle, or at least how a muggle dressed in the 1980s, Minerva being a half blood followed muggle trends and fashions and Harry's dress sense alone caused her great concern, they were far too big for him, Minerva hoped that Gringotts would get her cub out of this ridiculous tournament and provide Harry with much needed answers, she got out her quill and wrote the letter to the Weasley's she knew they could help him.
Molly was listening to her radio soap opera: Technic Alley it was about muggleborn's and squibs living with wizarding and muggle values in a fictional alleyway in Birmingham, though like with all soaps the storylines were outrageous, at the moment Molly's favourite character; Selena Beauchamp who was a squib was pregnant with a centaurs baby, even by magical standards it was a bizarre storyline but it whiled the way the time for Molly now that all her children were at Hogwarts and Arthur could spend more time tinkering with his muggle machinery and Percy who was no working on the triwizard tournament was working later and later, she sat there in her favourite armchair knitting her xmas jumpers for her family, so far she had knitted jumpers for Bill, Charlie, Arthur, Percy and the twins, she was in the process of knitting Ron's jumper then there was only Ginny, Harry and the newest addition to the Weasley clan Mafalda, the daughter of her second cousin who was a squib, Molly felt sorry for the young girl as her father was bitter about being a squib and didn't take the news of his daughters magical very well.
Molly also remembered that she really should knit Hermione a jumper, even though she and Arthur were her magical sponsors Molly couldn't help but feel slightly irritated by the girl, she always seemed to look down on wizarding culture and constantly described the world in which she now belonged in as barbaric, Molly supported muggles but she could hardly say the Dursley's were exemplary muggles now were they? After how they treat Harry, Molly knew Ron liked her, but she preferred it he fancied another girl, like Luna Lovegood, her and Arthur's goddaughter or even on of the Fawcett girls, not that Molly had anything against her children marrying a muggleborn, on the contrary Molly practically encouraged it as new blood would keep the magic in the genes nice and strong, but the prospect of having Hermione Granger as her daughter in law, Molly shuddered, the thought was as unbearable as much the thought of having Pansy Parkinson as a daughter in law.
Just then an owl flew into the living room window, strange Molly thought, it was nearly 8:30 (and almost time for the Thursday Night Murder Mystery on the Wizarding Wireless network) perhaps it was Percy informing them that he would be staying in London tonight as he was working late, Molly got the letter fed the owl some treats, then she sat back down, there was a Hogwarts crest on it, oh dear she thought, either the twins or Harry and Ron had done something, maybe the twins blew up the third floor toilet or perhaps Harry and Ron had discovered a five headed snake or some unknown part of the school, she opened the letter which was from Minerva McGonagall and what she read chilled her to the bone, poor Harry she thought, why couldn't he ever get a break!? The plump witch thought of course she would do anything to help get Harry out of this wretched tournament! Arthur was one of the few in the wizengamont who didn't want the tournament in the first place, there was a reason the damn tournament was banned! Too high a death count was the main reason, Molly wrote a quick reply to Minerva and tied the letter to the owl which flew off into the night back to Scotland, "Arthur!" Molly shouted "we need to meet Harry tomorrow at the Leaky Cauldron at 10am" as she marched over to the shed where Arthur was working, Molly was determined to get Harry out of this mess.
Harry woke up next morning, he looked at his watch, it was 8:30, so he decided to get up and shower, he had to be in London by ten, so he could get breakfast now, and hopefully avoid everyone, just as he got up, Ron did too.
"Morning mate, how are you?" He asked, Harry nodded as he was feeling nervous "Oh come on Harry, don't let this get you down, hopefully you'll be out of the tournament by lunchtime, then things can get back to normal"
Harry gave a wry chuckle "is that including Hermione then? Because last I saw of her she refused to believe me"
"Yeah but aside from Granger, Gryffindor supports you, a more important than that us Weasley's support you, and I'm sure there are a few Ravenclaws who are willing to listen." Ron said reasonably "come on let's eat, your meeting my parents today so you need to get your strength up, you know because you get Floo sick" Ron smirked
"I do not get floo sick Weasley!" Harry said playfully punching Ron on the arm as they both left the common room and down to the great hall "mate you can't handle magical transportation let's be honest" Ron said carrying on the banter
"Then how come I can fly better than you eh?" Harry chuckled, pleased for the distraction "explain that to me" he said as they finally entered the great hall, and sat down at Gryffindor table next to Ginny and Neville, who both looked up the the two playful teens
"Good morning guys" Neville said "you okay Harry?" He asked, Harry nodded as helped himself to some pumpkin juice "Yeah never better" he said then he looked over to the Hufflepuff table and saw Ernie MacMillan and Justin Finch Fletchley looking him scornfully. "Ignore them mate" Ron said, but Harry wasn't having any of it as he walked over to the Hufflepuff, this wasn't second year and he wasn't a timid, subservient twelve year old anymore and he wasn't going to have Ernie or Justin or any other Hufflepuff bully him and make him a social pariah again, not this time, he noticed that Ron and Neville were behind him. "What do you want Potter!" Ernie said venomously "come to rub it in our faces have you? Once again Gryffindor gets it all, and by Potter no less"
"Are you quite finished MacMillan or are you going to lecture us about how your family is nine generations pure blood again, because I must say it's very Slytherin of you" Harry sneered, Ernie stood up facing Harry, to which Harry stood his ground, a few more people including Cedric and Chi walked in, Draco was close behind, smirking at What he thought was Harry's misfortune, Hermione also walked in and sat down at Gryffindor table next to Seamus and Fay Dunbar
"I was only going to say to you Hufflepuffs what I said to my housemates last night, I agree with you that Cedric is the only Hogwarts champion, I didn't put my name in some one else did, but I will back and support Cedric Diggory" Harry said fairly, just then Hermione walked over
"Still taking the glory Potter!?" She said "my My you really cannot stand to see anyone else in the spotlight can you? It's pathetic really" she sneered
"Shove off beaver tooth!" Ron said scathingly "Harry was explaining his situation, what are you being a bitch?" He said
"No she's right, Harry is an attention seeking moron, never thought I'd be the one to say this but Malfoy is right about you!" Ernie said "and by the Don't you mock my family again Potter, at least I have parents" Ernie sniggered and Harry noted that other Hufflepuffs laughed too, so much for the house of tolerance and kindness a Harry thought, the Slytherins also laughed while the Gryffindor looked furious, even some Ravenclaws were shaking their heads in disgust, just then Ron stepped forward and punched Ernie square on the nose
"You've said enough MacMillan" said Ron, as professor Sprout finally intervened
"Detention Weasley! For punching another student and 150 points off Gryffindor" she said then she looked Harry and she frowned "and another 150 points off for Mr Potter annoying my students at breakfast and 150 points off from Longbottom as well for disturbing the peace"
Harry was now furious "and what's MacMillen getting then?!" He said angrily "he insulted my parents death's" the Gryffindor table also burst into angry voices and the unfairness of Sprout
"No one cares for your lies Potter!" Sprout said, but Minerva walked over "what seems to be the trouble here" she said, Pomona spoke up first "Potter, Weasley and Longbottom were antagonising my badgers, Potter insulted MacMillans family and Weasley punched him unprovoked"
"That's a lie!" Harry yelled "Neville didn't do anything and MacMillan mocked my parents death, Ron was simply reacting to what he said" Minerva looked at her old friend and was disappointed, Pomona was using her position to lie for her students, suddenly Cedric spoke up "Harry's telling the truth, Ernie did insult Harry's parents and Neville didn't anything to annoy us Hufflepuffs" he said disgusted at his housemates and head of house's behaviour, Potter didn't deserve this treatment he thought as he went instead to sit with the Ravenclaws with Cho.
"Thank you Mr Diggory, very well then, Mr MacMillan you shall also serve detention with your head of house and also 150 points off Hufflepuff" she said crisply and I would like to award 150 to Mr Longbottom for loyalty and Mr Potter for not reacting to Mr MacMillan, Mr Weasley you shall serve detention with me, alongside Mrs Granger"
Hermione smug smirk was wiped off her face "But professor really didn't do anything wrong" she said in a sugary tone of voice McGonagall inwardly rolled her eyes and to think she actually compared Granger to the great Lily Evans, she must have drunk too much scotch "you aided in the bullying of Mr Potter that's 50 points off Gryffindor"
She said tartly, "now I suggest every one sit back at their tables" she said as she made her way back to the teachers table The Gryffindor's and Hufflepuff's glared at each other.
"Serving detention is a small price to pay just to hit that moron on the nose" Ron said "and also seeing Granger in detention too"
Harry, Neville and Ginny laughed as Hermione sat furiously down on the other end of the table, she looked at the group, somehow her plan hadn't worked, she was supposed to make Ron fall out with Harry so it would seem that she was his only friend, but the twins interrupted her and she missed her chance, Dumbledore wasn't pleased with her but he still trusted her, Hermione was fed up pretending to be Harry's friend, but it would have a great payoff in the end as Harry would fall for in seventh year and Harry would then die at the hands of Lord Voldemort and she would therefore inherit the Potter millions, Dumbledore had already secretly named Hermione his heir so she would become Lady Potter-Dumbledore, their first ride on the Hogwarts express Hermione was supposed to befriend Harry first, she had to, so he would remain ignorant to his standing in the wizarding world, but Ron got there first, she then had keep Neville away and that was easy since she could dominate Neville and therefore keep him away, Dumbledore warned of a potential alliance between the Potter's, Weasley's and Longbottom's which started when Fleamont Potter, Septimus Weasley and Harfang Longbottom were at Hogwarts in the 1920s, there were instrumental in defeating Grindleward in 1945, now it seemed that not only was Neville getting too close to Harry but now Ginny too, the stupid bimbo had a crush on Harry, she tried to convince her to move on from him but apparently there may still some feelings there, Hermione ate her breakfast quickly she had a meeting with Dumbledore before first lesson, something about starting a Muggleborn group to take powers away from all magical families.
A/N Hi folks that's chapter two done, if any one wants to be my beta feel free, trying to edit sometimes and you may miss something lol, plus I'm writing this on my iPad too.
Next up Harry goes to London and meets Molly, Arthur and Bill, also a scene with Remus and Sirius, it always bothered me how JKR essentially dropped Lupin from Harry's life so he's going to play a big part in this, plus what is Dumbledore planning with all the Muggle born students?