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DZ2 gave me a great idea, of having a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex imprint on Neville. Now...should I have a Tyrannotitan imprint on Sirius Black?
Species info: Tyrannotitan (Tyrannotitan Chubutensis) is a huge bipedal carnivore that grows to at least 4.2672 meters (14 feet) in height and 11.4-12.2 meters in length (37-40 feet) and weighted 4.9-7 tonnes. It had chisel-like teeth and it's name means "Tyrant titan".
Spinosaur
Ch 2: Predatory Instincts
Raising a Spinosaurus is not easy. Wu did something to the DNA, they show a near Velociraptor-like intelligence...and that species is known for their cleverness. You can't treat them like a dog or cat, let alone a lizard or bird. One thing you must keep in mind is that they are apex predators with a deep driven instinct to hunt. They also grow quickly. Artemis grew to full size in only a few years, so thank goodness that she knows how to shrink herself! As much as I want to say our dinosaurs are 100% accurate to their fossils, I can't. DNA degrades over time, even in preserved blood, flesh, and muscles. To my knowledge, there is no preserved samples of soft tissues from Dinosaurs by archaeologists. Thus, we know Wu (A man I wouldn't trust to make me COFFEE without doing something to it) used Frog DNA to fill in gaps...yet Artemis never showed that "Lysine deficiency" he encoded in our dinosaurs. It still suits me, and I confronted Dr. Wu...off the books of course. He did use other DNA sequences from already made dinosaurs to help adapt the InGen Spinosaurus specimens to their new bipedal structure. A few sequences aren't too much of a stretch, being members of the Spinosaurdiae family; Irritator, Baryonix, and Suchomimus being used...but the bloody idiot also used DNA sequences from Tyrannosaurus-Rex and Velociraptor!
Well, that explains her intelligence...I swear, that man's arrogance in his abilities will get people hurt one day.
The cloned Spinosaurus has strong jaws, immense strength, a thick hide, and a more terrestrial lifestyle with a shorter sail. The skull also had several differences from the original, such as bearing two head crests instead of just one crest. Most of its snout and its teeth resemble that of Suchomimus rather than the original Spinosaurus with an estimated 76 teeth in the dinosaur's palate.
It is unknown how many Spinosaurs were recreated. Luckily, he didn't really use enough DNA to make the Spinosaurus a TRUE hybrid, like I've heard rumors of InGen planning. They used just enough to help fill in gaps in her DNA not easily replaced by frog or even crocodile DNA, and make their body more adapted to walking on two legs instead of four.
(Edit: A Brachylophosaurus has been unearthed that was basically "mummified". It has been named "Leonardo" and is now on display in The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. This specimen has skin and muscle preserved, and even the remains of it's meal preserved within it. A Nodosaur was found in the oil sands of Alberta, Canada and is the best preserved "dinosaur mummy" with skin and gut contents intact. So much for writing that no soft tissue samples of dinosaurs have been recovered by archaeologists. Also, in 1993 Jurassic Park went through corporate sabotage during the last trial before opening it's doors. Many died...and we learned that the Frog DNA backfired to keep EVERY Dinosaur female...as some species of frogs change gender in a single-gender environment. I have no idea how Dr. Henry Wu escaped that island...) -Journal of Andrew Stormchaser, Wizard, FORMER InGen employee, and bonded to the Spinosaurus familiar, Artemis.
Whoever said life is as interesting as you make it has obviously never had a Spinosaurus trailing their every footstep. Word quickly spread of his "Spinosaurus" familiar thanks to the newspaper. Classes were interesting as teachers were wary of angering a young predator, but clearly interested in the "new" species. Students kept their distance, but Harry could see Ravenclaws writing observations of Eris. Thus Harry confronted them and came up with a deal, lessons on spells and politics in exchange for studying and everything he knew on Eris' species, intelligence, and behavior. It was a trade many were eager to make, especially the half-bloods and Muggleborns!
Hufflepuff first years were frightened by Eris' intelligence and teeth, but the older year students admired her loyalty to her "dad". Gryffindors were both unnerved and in awe of the "tamed predator", and Slytherins eyed her from a distance. Harry was starting to understand bits and pieces of her speech, the only one he always understood was Alpha. He had gone to Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall about this breakthrough in the familiar bond, and they set up a test for Eris' intelligence. First they set up different pictures of students and asked her to pick out "Alpha". Without hesitation, she went to Harry's picture and then ran back to his side and made a pleased rumbling as he scratched her head. Then they took away the pictures and wrote out the names of first year students and asked her again to pick out "Alpha", and once again she found and rubbed her snout against Harry's name before running back to his side.
Both professors thought her intelligence was frightening.
As classes went on, Harry started understanding her names for others around her. He was Alpha. Hermione was "Fluffy-Beta". Ron was "Red-fluff pack", Professor McGonagall (to her embarrassment) was "old knowledge-giver". Hagrid was simply "Large One" and Dumbledore was "long-beard". As classes went on, Professor Flitwick was named "small knowledge-giver", Professor Sinestra (the Astrology teacher) was called "Stargazer", Professor Sprout was called "Green Worker", Professor Kettleburn (who had an interest in Eris as Care of Magical Creatures professor) was named "knowledge-giver of prey", and Professor Quirrell for some reason was called "rotten-smelled knowledge-giver". Ron had a right laugh at Eris' name for Professor Snape, "foul-water smelling knowledge-giver".
She was growing quickly, now the size of a German Shepard a few weeks after hatching, once again without her sail. The blue coloration now filled the entire sail below the red section, which was spreading down in flame-like stripes, the black Tiger-like stripes now across her neck and ending just past her eyes. The light blue on her back was now also at the very top of her neck and tail. In Care of Magical Creatures, she left Harry's side for the first time ever to Harry and Professor Kettleburn's surprise. Everyone watched as she walked over to the Black Lake and waded into the shallows before sticking her snout into the water with her mouth open. She sat there and then suddenly snapped her mouth closed and lifted a fish out of the water and brought it over to Harry before dropping it in his hand and going back to repeat her actions until Harry, Ron, and Hermione had a fish and she had one in her mouth. She then ate the one in her mouth after killing it with the sharp claws on her hands and watched as Professor Kettleburn cooked the fish that were in the three's hands, understanding this was an offering of sorts and not wanting the predator to get angry. Once cooked and cleaned, the trio slowly ate their fish as Eris rumbled in pride.
These humans were entertaining to watch. The fowl-water smelling knowledge-giver tried to intimidate Alpha once, so I growled a warning at him and he stepped back. No one tried to make Alpha stand down when I was here, since the other two pack mates weren't stepping up to defend him. At this rate I may end up being Alpha's Beta!
The humans with blue colors on their outer skins always were saying or writing things from a distance when looking at me, it was annoying until Alpha made a deal with him, letting Alpha learn new things from them and increasing his strength. Clever Alpha! The ones with yellow on their outer skins showed obvious fear, but the older ones held respect. The ones with the same outer skins as Alpha also showed fear, but they were also in awe of Alpha for being in my presence. The ones in the same outer skins as rival-prey kept a good distance. There was a black-fluff female in that outer skin trim whose eyes matched fluffy-Beta's. She could be a potential mate for Alpha, but I have to make sure she's not in rival-prey's pack.
Alpha was starting to understand me as well! He knew I was calling him Alpha. He worked with old knowledge-giver and small knowledge-giver to see if I could identify Alpha. It was easy to identify his image, and he gave me such a delightful scratching sensation on my scales for doing so. It felt so good to have that soothing sensation on my scales and feeling his body heat. It was harder with the scribbles they wrote. I didn't quite understand what each symbol meant, but went to the ones with the same symbols as what Alpha wrote on his assignments, and listened as they said the name "Harry Potter" on that scribble in shock. I knew I would have to draw on more of Alpha's memories of reading those scribbles to not be tricked in the future.
A few weeks later, I didn't have to look up as far to see into Alpha's eyes! My reflection image in the strange clear material and in the dark lake showed I was starting to get my adolescent coloration. Still, that would not fully come in for a few years. During Stargazer's class, I pondered what it would be like if Alpha and I were the same species. We would rule this territory...together!
Alpha let me wander during a group led by knowledge-giver of prey, and I returned the favor by working on recovering water-prey for the pack. I wasn't dull in mind like my instincts said something called "club-tails" were, I knew from observation that humans needed their food cooked for the most part. Thus I was relieved when knowledge-giver of prey cooked it as I ate my own water-prey. I watched with a rumble of pride as Alpha and the pack accepted my offering. I was no longer just considered a baby! I could help provide for the pack! I love my Alpha!
"Harry, what about Snape going to steal the Philosopher's stone?" Ron asked in the common room on a late Sunday afternoon as Hermione was reading and Harry was reading a spell book muttering the incantations and rubbing Eris' head with his left hand as she made a content rumbling. Harry just glanced at him as Eris lifted her head and huffed.
"You know, I find it odd." Harry said, getting Hermione's attention, "What Hagrid wants most is a dragon and someone just happens to be walking around with what he thought was a dragon egg in his pocket? No, someone knew about Hagrid." With that, Harry stood up and took his book upstairs as Hermione did the same. They both came walking down, "I think it's time to ask Hagrid about that."
The trio plus one dinosaur moved down stairways and through hallways until they came across a large field with a hut in the distance. Hagrid was sitting with Fang on the steps, and Fang stood up and started barking when he saw the group approach. Eris squared up to Fang's noises and let out a loud roar challenging Fang, and Fang quickly tucked his tail between his legs and hid behind Hagrid. The roar also got Hagrid's attention, as he pulled away from a flute he was playing.
"Blimey! Look at her! She's gotten bigger and prettier since I saw her hatch!" Hagrid exclaimed as he stood up and moved over to rub Eris' neck scales. She let out a growl of content and her throat rumbled.
"That person who gave you her egg, what did he look like?" Harry asked.
"Well I don't know, he kept his hood up the whole time!" Hagrid chuckled as he continued stroking Eris' neck, "Seemed a mite interested in Fluffy."
"Fluffy?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah! It's not often you come across a three headed dog even if you're in the trade!" Unbeknownst to Hagrid, the trio of humans shared a look at that. "I told him the trick is, the trick is to know how to tame them! Take Fluffy for example! Just play a bit of music and he goes straight to sleep!" At that outburst, Hagrid's look became slightly panicked "I should not have said that."
A pit formed in the trio's stomachs. Whoever was going for the stone knew how to get past the Cerberus. Eris snorted, feeling her Alpha's distress as she nudged against him. Harry looked at her and she went behind him and nudged him towards the castle. Harry sensed she was getting aggravated, which was never a good thing. He was concerned for whoever or whatever was upsetting her. He took a few deep breaths to center himself and control his feelings before they further upset Eris.
Seamus once made something explode next to her and she turned and nearly bit his hand off, which made Gryffindor students put a fair distance between themselves and an upset Eris.
Once inside, Eris lifted her head and sniffed the air. She let out a loud hiss as scents were moving irregularly; things were out of place. She swished her tail and let out a loud call.
"What's got her so upset?" Hermione asked, as she and Ron took a few steps away from Eris. Harry rubbed the top of her neck as she let out a deep rumbling sound and let out a few hisses and growls. At those sounds, Harry frowned thoughtfully.
"The scents in the castle have changed." Harry said, as Eris let out a loud growling call, "Dumbledore's scent is weaker. He's out of the castle...and...Quirrell? Quirrell is heading to the third floor corridor while Snape is down in the dungeons."
"Bloody Hell. Why is Quirrell going to the corridor the stone is in?" Ron said, and Harry swallowed as Eris stomped and let out that loud call again.
"I have no idea...but something about his scent is making her want to hunt and eat. It smells like rotting flesh, even more so than usual." Harry said as Hermione covered her mouth and gagged slightly at the thought of that scent, "And I think I have a plan B if Professor McGonagall doesn't believe us about the stone. Fred and George are pranksters, right?" Hermione smiled brightly at that statement as Ron scowled.
"Yes...but you're sounding like one of those slimy Slytherins mate." He grumbled out and Harry turned to face him.
"Okay. A couple things here." Harry said, staring into Ron's eyes, "First off, snakes themselves aren't slimy, they're actually pretty smooth scaled in regards to other reptile species. Slytherins I've met MAY act slimy, but please don't take it out on the animal. Secondly, you know my familiar." Ron took a long look at Eris, who seemed to size him up with her green eyes, making a chill run down his spine, "As you can see, Eris is very clever. I can't even walk down the hallway without a plan in case someone upsets her to prevent people from getting hurt." Eris let out a chittering sound, similar to a chirping bird, making Harry look at her as she turned to him and made a growling rumble.
"Harry's right Ron. I don't know about the wizarding world, but in the muggle world, animals could be killed if they hurt another human." Hermione said.
"Here if you're mauled by a familiar, it usually means you were stupid enough to upset it." Ron simply replied.
Hermione watched as Eris took a deep sniff of the castle, then she covered her ears as Eris reared out and let the loudest roar she ever made come from her mouth as she kept her mouth open and teeth exposed.
"She smelled Fluffy." Harry said, "Quirrel opened the corridor door and she smelled another predator in her territory. She's taking it as a challenge." Harry leaned over and gave her a scratch under her chin, making her let out a gruff sounding huff from her nostrils but looked into Harry's eyes."Easy Eris...we have a plan."
Alpha went with Fluffy-Beta and Red-fluff pack to old knowledge giver. He mentioned something about a stone, but old knowledge-giver refused to listen to Alpha's concerns. Her scent of the animal mixed in with her human scent was aggravating with the Rotten-smelled knowledge giver smelling like rotting flesh. With her trying to turn away Alpha, I wanted to hunt...I wanted to eat...Alpha sensed the agitation I was feeling and mentioned the red-fluff twin chaos-makers. That got old knowledge-giver's attention. She got an angry man with a cat and small knowledge giver and led our pack to the floor with that aggravating predator scent. Something was in my territory!
Old knowledge-giver opened the door and I saw the predator was massive, but not as big as I could be one day. Still, I could not risk attacking it yet. Fortunately for the pack, there was soothing sounds coming from a golden object with strings, Alpha's memories called it a harp, that had the three-headed predator asleep. The small knowledge giver pointed at an opening in the floor and there was a quick flash of fire from his wand and I shook my head at the smell of burning vegetation. Old knowledge-giver made a silver prey come from her wand, Alpha's memories call it a "cat", and it bounded down the hallway. The smell of the fowl waters in those cauldrons the pack uses became stronger and fowl-water smelling knowledge-giver swept into the room with Green Worker. Old knowledge-giver mentioned that stone object again, and I caught onto the words "Philospopher's stone" in that sentence. I stared at alpha, and our eyes made contact as a flash of memory came over our bond.
Lord Voldemort. That's who was after it in order to revive himself. The one who killed Alpha's parents and tried to kill him as a hatchling.
The fowl-water smelling knowledge-giver moved out of the room, mentioning contacting long-beard, so old knowledge-giver, small knowledge giver, and Green Worker moved down the opening in the floor. It was aggravating, there was a sleeping predator, and I was getting hungry. Alpha had a wooden hollow stick; wooden flute his memories called it, and started playing as he sat down on the cold stone floor. Fluffy-beta sat next to Alpha as red-fluff paced. I huffed as I laid down on the cold smooth stone floor and leaned into Alpha as he played a majestic, yet soothing tune on his flute (Jurassic Park theme).
We sat there for a long time until there I smelled rotting flesh and snake growing closer. I nudged Alpha who lowered the flute and tucked it into a pocket and brought out his wand as Rotten-smelled knowledge giver emerged, his outer skin torn and somewhat scorched and the wrapping around his head was undone and ripped apart. A voice from behind him wanted to see my Alpha, and I became irritated and confused.
Where was the second human?
Rotten-smelled knowledge giver turned around as I moved to go behind him, and now I heard the voice from behind Rotten-smelled knowledge-giver and snapped my jaws together in irritation and let out a fierce growl. To my surprise, Rotten-smelled knowledge-giver didn't jump like he usually did. I returned to my Alpha's side to smell death and snakes coming from the back of his head. My hunger roared to life as every inch of my body demanded I hunt.
"To live as a parasite, this body doesn't even have the strength to take on those meddlesome teachers." I heard a hissing voice say. Rotten-smelled knowledge-giver turned back to face Alpha as I returned to his side. I heard Alpha yell about never joining the side of his parent's killer, and I rumbled in pride. Alpha was not submitting, he was defending his territory. "KILL HIM!" That voice hissed out, and a flash of Rotten-smelled knowledge-giver's wand sent fluffy-beta and Red-fluff pack flying with ropes restraining their movement. He then leaped forward as Alpha sent a burst of fire and he narrowly dodged it, dousing the corner of his outer skin that was set on fire with water from his wand. Rotten-smelled knowledge-giver sent me skidding towards the door with a flick of his wand and I stood up to see him choking my Alpha, with Alpha reaching for his dropped wand.
The Rotten-smelled knowledge-giver smelled even more like rotting flesh...and yet, on the back of his head, there was a smell of death and snake as well...My instincts wanted me to hunt, to kill and eat...
And here he was, the one whose scent was driving my instincts to hunt in full force, attacking Alpha. No. He would not kill Alpha when I was here...he would not kill...MY FATHER!
Harry saw his life flash before his eyes as darkness encroached on his vision with the adult over him with the possessed teacher's hands in a vice grip over his throat. Though he fought back, a tiny thought in his head told him that he would see his parents again, only for the thought to be shattered by a loud roar. Loud footfalls on the stone with the clinking of claws on stone told him Eris was charging. Quirrell leaped back, only for his wand to fall from his hand as Eris bit into his wand arm and dug into it with her claws, trails of red liquid dripping from her jaws as she shook her head back and forth.
Harry quickly grabbed Quirrell's wand and grabbed his own as Quirrell screamed in pain along with the wraith of Lord Voldemort on the back of Quirrell's head. Eris turned her body and used her bulk to pull Quirrell off his feet and she slammed a foot into his stomach as she let go of his badly damaged arm. Harry saw Professor Flitwick climb from the trapdoor and he tossed Quirrell's wand to him. It was only the Professor's years in the dueling circuit that allowed him to catch the wand as his eyes were locked onto Eris pull Quirrell off his feet and onto the floor.
Once the Professor was pinned, Eris let out an angry roar into his face and then she snapped her neck forward and sunk her teeth into his neck. A red liquid pooled under him as Eris lifted her head and let out a victorious roar after Quirrell's movements stopped. She then ripped off a chunk of meat and swallowed it. The smell caused Harry to cover his nose. Eris tore another chunk off Quirrell's body as Professor Sprout and McGonagall emerged from the trapdoor and saw the scene of the young Spinosaurus tearing into Quirrell's body. Hearing some calls for assistance, McGonagall dispelled the rope spells on Hermione and Ron with a slight flick of her wand and watched as Ron backed up in fear as Hermione started checking over Harry.
"Why is Eris...eating...Professor Quirrel?" McGonagall asked, looking a little green as Ron ran and hid behind her.
"Quirrell was possessed by You-Know-Who. He attacked Harry after binding us out of the way and...Eris didn't take too kindly to someone attacking Harry." Hermione said, seeing the discoloration on Harry's throat. Eris tore off another strip of meat, the tip of her snout coated in blood with blood dripping from her teeth as she moved over to Harry with the strip of meat dangling from her mouth and extended her head towards him.
"No thanks, it's your kill, enjoy it." Harry said, stomach turning slightly. Still, Eris made a pleased rumbling and snapped up the offering. From the back of the head of Quirrell's body rose a black mist forming the head of a Wraith with slit nostrils and snake-like eyes. McGonagall and Flitwick gasped at that image, remembering Lord Voldemort from the war, and it flew at Harry. Eris turned and roared, charging at the Wraith. Eris snapped her jaws at it, only for it to fly over her and charge at Harry, but it was stopped when it hit his scar. Both the Wraith and Harry screamed in pain as a black ooze was absorbed into the Wraith and then a white light surrounded Harry and blasted it backwards. Harry's scar bled, but seemed to be sealing and growing faint. Eris charged at the Wraith and it flew past Harry and out through the door. Both Albus Dumbledore and Professor Snape had to dodged out of the way as it stormed through, and Harry collapsed and passed out from pain as Eris watched over him, snarling at anyone who got close to him.
"She's protecting him." Hermione said after watching Eris, "He was just attacked so she's being very wary." Eris hissed as Professor Snape slunked forward and snapped at him as she saw the wand in his hand. "Put away your wand!" Hermione screamed, putting her wand into a pocket. Albus stepped forward and Eris hissed, but watched him tuck his wand away and she lifted her head and gazed into Dumledore's eyes, her reptilian emerald green eyes searching for any ill intent in his face. Initially finding none, she stepped back and allowed him to pick the unconscious Harry up, but she kept her eye on Dumbledore the whole time and followed right by his side. Once they arrived in the Infirmary, Eris climbed up into the bed Harry was in and snarled at Madame Pomfrey as she approached Harry with a wand.
"He seems fine, just magical exhaustion. His scar doesn't show the dark magic residue it did earlier though." Madame Pomfrey said. Eris snarled and snapped at her for the wand movement as Dumbledore knelt down and brushed some of his hair away from his fading scar.
"I don't know why I was called forth to bite this kid. Stupid one in snake crested outer skin..." A hissing voice grumbled as Harry's eyes snapped open and he reached to his side, feeling Eris next to him as he grabbed and put on his glasses. Once there, he saw a Common European Viper slithering up his bed. He grabbed the wand and pointed it at the snake, but then the snake froze as it heard a vicious snarl and turned to face two jaws with 76 crocodilian teeth and hateful green eyes glaring at it.
"An Ancient finned hunter?" The snake hissed out in shock, and Eris snarled and gave a short, cough-like roar that had one obvious message.
Leave.
The snake turned and looked between Harry and the Spinosaurus and slithered back down and quickly moved up a wall and out through a window. Madame Pomfrey just entered in time to see the tail of the snake leave the room and Eris snarling in it's direction. "I'm just thankful this predator is so protective of you." She said, "Saved me a lot of trouble by scaring off a lot of people getting too close to you when you were unconscious."
Harry gazed around and saw piles of get well cards, candies, a folded tent, and for some reason a toilet seat.
"HARRY!" A familiar voice yelled out and brown hair obstructed his vision as he was on the receiving end of a bone-crushing hug.
"Easy Hermione." Harry choked out and she let go and stepped back to see Eris staring at her with her head turned thoughtfully. Eris then climbed down from the bed and made a chirping sound at Hermione. Glancing between Harry and Hermione, it made the chirp-like sound again, and Hermione hesitantly pressed her hand between Eris' eyes and Eris gave off a pleased rumbling as Harry moved himself so he could also scratch the top of her head. Ron stared at Eris in fear and distrust, as if she would rampage and kill everyone in the castle at a moment's notice. Eris took notice of this and glared at Ron, threatening him if he tried to do something to her Alpha/father.
As Madame Pomfrey shooed the guests out, she helped pack the gifts into an enlarged bag, and Harry got dressed into his school clothes from his hospital robes as Eris rubbed up against him and let out a barking roar. "Thank you Eris. Couldn't have made it without you." She rumbled proudly and then let out another sound...a sound Harry's familiar bond translated for him. Hearing that word made his chest tighten and tears nearly spring to his eyes.
Father.
Eris saw him has her father. Harry smiled as he leaned down and gave her a soothing scratch under her chin, making her rumble as if she was laughing.
Once he rejoined Hermione and Ron, the trio headed to the Great Hall. Entering the closing feast to mostly applause, Harry blinked in surprise as Eris nudged him.
"What happened with Professor Quirrell was declared a Hogwarts secret, so naturally, the whole school knows." Ron said with a bit of laughter as Eris reared up and roared, quieting everyone. Harry gave a quick glance at the points counter. Gryffindor was winning, with Slytherin in a VERY close second, Ravenclaw in third, and Hufflepuff in last place. Gryffindor banners hung from the ceiling and Eris nudged Harry with her snout to get him to the Gryffindor table before climbing onto the seat to his right with Hermione sitting on his left. Eris watched with a calculating gaze as Harry made a plate for himself and then made a plate of kippers (small fish) and ham for Eris. She rumbled in pleasure and quickly snapped up the fish. Once there were no more fish, she tore into the ham with a ravenous vigor. Harry stroked Eris's head after he finished eating, not really paying attention to Dumbledore's speech, instead fascinated with the carnivorous therapod that called him "father".
Once they were released, Harry quickly packed his trunk and took everything to the train, but Hagrid stopped him. "Hey Harry, I meant to give this to ya earlier, finally found all the pictures, but with Eris hatching and everything else going on, I kinda lost track. Sorry 'bout that." Hagrid said, handing Harry a photobook, he opened it to see a moving picture of his mom and dad dancing by a fountain. From one of the pages slid a muggle permit for exotic pets. Eris reared up and studied the picture intently, studying her father's parents. As Hagrid helped Harry get his trunk and supplies, including Hedwig in her cage, on the train. As he went to go into the train car with Eris, Harry paused.
"You know, you were kinda right about one thing Hagrid...Eris called me her father today." He said with a big grin as a tear slipped down from his right eye. Hagrid smiled proudly and nodded. "Keep treatin' her right and respectin' her, an she'll be by your side for life." He responded.
The ride back to London was rather quiet, with Ron scooting away from Eris as Harry and Hermione talked, with Ron occasionally answering a question one of them asked him. After buying some treats from the cart lady, Harry ate while Eris rested her head in his lap and went to sleep, her breathing becoming calm and rhythmic.
"Isn't Eris a bit too...dangerous...to live with?" Ron finally asked after she fell asleep.
"She won't hurt me, I know she won't." Harry said, stroking her snout.
"And how do you know that." Ron snapped bitterly.
"Because she called me father today." Harry responded to Hermione's excited gasp and Ron blinking in shock.
Hours later, the train pulled into the station and he put his luggage on a cart and Eris followed him down and he saw Ron's family picking him up in a loud reunion and a little sister of his hiding behind her mom as Eris glanced at her, before snorting and following Harry through the barrier. Once they were on the other side he saw Hermione being hugged by her parents as she quickly spewed events that happened over the years. He glanced around and his heart sank.
The Dursley family had not come to pick him up.
"Excuse me, Mr. and Mrs. Granger? Is it okay if I get a ride back to Surrey? My...family...didn't come pick me up." Harry said, averting eye contact at the mention of his family. The adult male glanced at the boy and his eyes softened, until they widened in shock and he stepped back as Eris placed her snout under Harry's hand.
"What is that?" He said in whispered shock as people were forming a crowd.
"He'll tell you in the car." Hermione said, before yelling "HE HAS A PERMIT FOR HER!" After many pictures and gawking people, they finally made it to the Granger's car and Eris climbed inside laying her tail on Hermione's lap as she placed her head on Harry's lap.
"Mom, dad. You're not going to believe this...this is...Eris...she's a dinosaur, a Spinosaurus to be exact." Hermione said as she pet Eris's tail and she rumbled in content as the two parents stared in wide eyed shock. This was news that would shake the world...
Dinosaurs were no longer extinct.