The Potters, Sirius and Remus spent the next several days over in San Francisco with Lily's family with the three elder men getting to know her new found sisters and their husbands, children and friends. Andy had re-joined the police force as Darryl's partner once more, explaining how he had gone into hiding like the sisters had when he'd found out that Rodriguez was not an agent of the FBI but a member of a very sinister Mafia that had threatened to murder the man, which was what had been believed to have happened to him by the public. He had lost contact with the agent who had sent him into hiding and therefor had no clue that Rodriguez had vanished after he had. Darryl had been overjoyed when he'd been able to work with his old partner and best friend once more. Prue, as part of her backstory as to her death, had done so and worked in secret with the CIA as a relations officer to Homeland Security, this is when she'd met up with her sisters for the first time since her "death". Lily and James didn't need a cover story for their deaths as they had only been citizens of the Wizarding World and they know the true reason behind the resurrections and returns of those dearly departed.
Soon enough though, too soon for The Charmed One's liking, it was September the 1st and the day that Harry and Wyatt would be starting in Hogwarts. Piper, Leo, Phoebe, Coop, Paige, Henry, Prue, Andy, Sirius, Lily, James, Remus and all of the Halliwell children accompanied Harry and his cousin to the platform and shared a tearful goodbye.
"Now you behave at Hogwarts boys" Piper said sternly with a teary smile on her face. Harry and Wyatt struggled not to laugh as Sirius shook his head behind her furiously and wrote in the air using a Flagrante Charm 'Do the opposite and cause mayhem'. Piper was about to carry on speaking when she noticed that time around them had frozen, including Sirius and Remus, Marlene being already at Hogwarts and Florean having said his goodbyes to the boys the day before as he had to keep the shop open unassisted now until he could hire a new worker during term time.
"What's going on?" Paige said worriedly, looking around the platform and keeping an eye out for any danger when she saw a group of Elder's orb in with a guilty look on their faces.
"Hello Halliwell Family. We are sorry but due to young Harry and Wyatt being as powerful as they are, we must bind their Powers as Phoebe's had been in the past. The boys must choose two powers that they can keep at the level they have them now but all other Powers they possess, even those of their Whitelighter Heritage, will be binded and will be unbound gradually and come back and grow, as yours did when you first unbound your own Magic." One Elder said as he pulled his hood down and revealed himself to be Kyle Brody, Paige's ex.
"You can't do this!" Phoebe shouts in outrage, furious at her two nephews having to be bound just as she had been many years back.
"Actually they can Phoebe" says Leo with a frown, he being not happy at this ruling by his former colleague's now bosses again. Harry and Wyatt look at one another and Harry, reaching out to his elder cousin telepathically. The two spoke shortly for a while and Harry, being his sneaky self, had chosen to keep his Telepathy and his Augmentation Powers at the levels he has them and Wyatt wished to keep his Orbing and Healing though his Whitelighter heritage and have the rest of his powers bound, just as Harry's other Powers, including those of his Whitelighter heritage from his Grandfather, were.
After telling the Elders which powers they wished to keep, Wyatt's choice earning a small smile from Brody and the other Elders. One Elder stepped forward and waves his hands over the two young boys and a wave of Power went from his hands through the two boys and bound the Powers they hadn't named such as Harry's control over the four elements, and his Whitelighter Powers of Orbing and manipulating Orbs, Levitating and Healing which he'd developed over the years since his unbinding those years ago. The Elders nodded once more and started to Orb away while Brody and one other who Leo was friendly with, Sandra, had stayed behind.
"We are deeply sorry for this, we as the new Council of Elders, did decide not to interfere as our predecessors did but unfortunately over half of the Council are easily swayed and the former Council are still allowed to voice their opinions on matters, myself being the only member of the old Council still on the newly appointed Council of Elders. Elder Brody here has shown himself to be my greatest ally among the Council, as well as your own. The two of us were the driving force of granting you The Power of Four and The Power of Five and even lifting the restrictions of personal gain from yourself. Again we are deeply sorry for this but the other Elders have also decided that Harry and Wyatt can only have one Whitelighter between them and the younger children are not allowed a Whitelighter until they too are old enough to go through schooling in Hogwarts, despite some of them already being in Magic School. Lily they have decided that since you had taken up the job at Hogwarts as a Professor of three courses in the school, two of which are being reintroduced to the schools syllabus, that you will be the Whitelighter for both Harry and Wyatt." The two Elders smile sympathetically at the family and orb away, a mere second after they orb away time resumes itself and the busy bustle of Platform 9 and 3/4's is once again active. The Halliwell Family and co all hug and say goodbye to the two young boys, Lily telling the two that she'd see them in a few hours and orbing away.
Harry and Wyatt find a carriage on the train that was empty except for a girl their age. Neville soon enough joined them having been told by his God-brother to hunt the two down on the train and they'd journey to the castle together before the cousins have the chance to enter the carriage if the occupant didn't mind. The girl had long, wild and bushy light brunette hair, a slightly large overbite, earthy brown eyes and lightly tanned skin.
"Hello I'm Hermione Granger. It's a pleasure to meet you all" the girl says welcomingly to the three boys as they entered the carriage. The three young men introduce themselves and each shake her hand. However when Harry does so, a bright flash fills the compartment of the train. With another flash a piece of Parchment floats into Harry's hand and another floats into Hermione's.
"What just happened?" Wyatt asked confusedly rubbing his eyes.
"Harry and Hermione just started a Bond! It's very rare, the two of them are destined Soul Mates and Magic itself has bonded them together as perfect matches, however contrary to popular belief a Soul Bond is only truly activated once the pair are married and umm intimate after their marriage shall we say. Right now they have just activated the first tier of the Bond, which just confirms their status as a Bonded couple. The second stage is activated once they're at the age of maturity and have intercourse, the age of 17 by the way, and the final stage is like I said, once they are married and ... you know" Neville explained with a heavy blush on his face as Harry and Hermione read their parchments which confirms the young man's explanation.
"So Hermione, seeing as you're going to become family in the future, why don't you tell us about yourself" Harry says, sitting down next to Wyatt and across from the girl who will now take on the role of the Potter Wife, as was also stated on the parchment. Hermione is taken aback by how her now betrothed is taking all of this in his stride and says this in wonder.
"Hermione, I have by now gotten used to strange and wondrous things happening to me. I survived a Killing Curse sent straight towards me; I was taken in by my mother's real family, The Halliwell's, also known as The Charmed Ones, after having to endure hell with the adoptive sister that my mother grew up with. Then it was revealed that I have a load of Magic within me, both Wiccan and Wizarding. Then my mother comes back to life, as does my oldest aunt, followed then by my father and the oldest aunts' true love. Then just a few days ago I meet my Godparents for the first time and also find out I have to marry 7 other girls including yourself and just happen to be the richest person alive. Oh and did I mention I am also King of the Magical World and Wizarding World and own the school that we are about to go." Harry says in a very nonchalant tone of voice, which makes Neville and Wyatt burst out laughing, and Hermione's eyes to widen dramatically at the knowledge that she will eventually marry into a powerful Wiccan family and also marry the ruler of her world.
"WW Would that mean that I'll be Q Q Queen?!" Hermione says frightfully, her face betraying her and showing the pure terror she is feeling.
"No, No, No, don't worry. Despite people believing that the woman who marries into the Head Family if the male is Head of various Houses would be the Head Wife, because I am King, the woman who marries into the Pendragon-Le-Fey Family would be Queen and head wife, you'll marry into the Potter Family and the eldest of my betrothed, a Princess Fleur Delacour, will be Queen and Head Wife." Harry explains, sending calming waves to his Bonded. Harry and Wyatt smirked at their sneakiness together as the black haired wizard did this.
They both decided that Wyatt keep his Whitelighter abilities just to lull the Elders into a false sense of security as Harry chose to keep his Telepathy and Augmentation ability as he can keep his Telepathy as he does and reach across to any mind he's connected with previously and use his Augmentation ability to strengthen either his Telepathy so he can use the Powers he encountered previously by connecting to the owner of said powers minds or to enhance the abilities of his aunts and cousins if needed. The door to the compartment opened and on the other side stood a blonde boy with his hair looking slightly messed and dull blue eyes, with his trunk and owl cage in his hands.
"Excuse me, would you mind if I sat here with you? The people I sat with originally sent me away because of my parent's divorce and me and my father not talking due to me taking the role of Head of House and Lord Malfoy" the boy, whom Harry now recognised as his Godfather's cousin Draco Malfoy, now Black.
"Hello Draco, it's nice to see you again. Please, there's plenty of room, come and join us" Harry said with a wide and friendly smile. The nervousness in the young Lord's face seemed to melt away like ice cream and he sat down gratefully.
"What were you talking about when you said they sent you away, why did they do that? They should know better than to aggravate a Lord of a Noble House. Who are they?" Neville asked with outrage.
"Theodore Nott, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. Theo seems to think that I betrayed my father and heritage, though he knows full well that my father is abusive. It doesn't bother me that much really, I'm glad that I'm not in any way associated with him anymore, it just stung that I was sent packing by people who I thought would be my friends, even the friends I do have our age, like Blaise Zabini, Daphne Greengrass and Tracey Davis were sent away from the people we're likely to share a house with because they stood up for me." Draco said despondently. Harry perked up at the name of the two girls; Daphne is betrothed to him through the House of Black.
"Did you just say" however before Harry could continue his sentence in walked a 13 year old girl with vibrant bubblegum pink hair cut into a pixie styling.
"Hello Cousin, hello darling fiancée" she says before planting herself down in the spare seat left in the carriage with a laugh at Harry's blushing face.
"Hello Nym, how are you?" Draco asks his elder cousin, knowing that the metamorhmagus is close friends with the infamous Weasley Twins, who he'd heard of already from a friend in their 6th year at the school, and knows not to annoy the teen in any way lest he be neutered and killed, with his body never to be found by the would-be Auror.
"Fine thanks for asking. Now, Harry, what's this I hear about s being betrothed to you?" says the 13 the old girl who turns to look at the raven haired boy.
"Well can't you tell? One of the Black ancestors made a marriage contract that the eldest and, I'msorry to say this, untainted daughter of Black shall marry the next available Lord Slytherin. You should be glad it's me, my father won the title of Lord Slytherin through right of conquest by defeating the former Lord three times and unlike more recent houses, which after the death of the conqueror the title passes back to the proper family, the Slytherin line and Lordship does not and stays in the conqueror's family. If that were true you would have been betrothed to Voldemort himself." Tonks, as she'd asked the firstie's in the carriage to call her earlier shuddered at the prospect of having to marry HIM, and also at the use of the name, an ingrained and involuntary reaction of most of the Wizarding World.
"So am I Head Wife until you find a bride for house Potter if you don't have a betrothed for that House that is?" Tonks said with a soft smile on her face, though with her eyes betraying the nervousness at having to be the wife in charge of his others until he marries someone into the Potter line.
"No you are not, the head wife is Princess Fleur Delacour of the Magical Royal Family of France, she's betrothed to the Pendragon-Le-Fey line, which just so happens to make me King of Albion, the true name of the Magical World of Britain and America through my wielding of Excalibur, my cousin Wyatt here being my heir until I father a child with Miss Delacour." Harry said with a matter of fact tone in his voice. Tonks breathed a sigh of relief.
After the "pink haired demon" (as Draco had affectionately called his elder cousin) had left the compartment, the first years began to get to know one another.
"So what House do you think you'll be in guys?" Neville asked with a shy grin.
"Well having read Hogwarts: A History I know many things on each House. Did you know that Merlin himself was a Slytherin? I'm hoping for either Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, with the latter being my preference. What about you Neville?" Hermione said quickly, all of this somehow in one short breath.
"I'm hoping for Gryffindor like my parents and godparents but I wouldn't mind Hufflepuff." Neville said, refusing to look at Draco, assuming that the young blonde would laugh.
"Before we left the abusive git, Father insisted that I have no other choice than Slytherin, but now that me and Mother are free she's told me that she'd be proud of me going into whatever House, I think Slytherin would be tempting Nott, Crabbe and Goyle a bit too much wouldn't it. Ravenclaw would be good but I'd be ecstatic if I were sorted into Gryffindor so I can stick it to my former Father." Draco said, an almost evil grin spreading across his face.
"I wouldn't mind any House to be completely honest with you, I'm the lord of all four of them so I could go anywhere" Harry laughs. Wyatt then says.
"I'm thinking of trying for Ravenclaw. It'd suit me best but then I think I should see about Slytherin."
Neville stared at the Twice-Blessed with astonishment but wisely kept his mouth shut knowing that Wyatt is a good person and also that Slytherin is not a House filled with evil wizards and witches but simply has a bad reputation due to two very bad examples of Slytherins, Voldemort and Salazar Slytherin himself. However there are also many examples of good, intelligent and kind Slytherins such as Dorea Potter (Harry's great grandmother) Horace Slughorn (revered Potions Master who'd created many potions, and had also founded a theory that he'd named after Lily Potter and had also found magical properties in the lily flower petals itself).
"Why Slytherin?" Harry asks his cousin.
"It's simple isn't it? Wouldn't it be better to have someone on the inside?" Wyatt says with a certain tone in his voice which shows he thought it would be obvious.
"Well we won't know which house we're going to be in either way" says Hermione before she turns to Harry and Wyatt and says in a quiet and almost reverent tone in her voice
"When you introduced yourselves earlier you said you were related to the Charmed Ones? I'm a Wiccan also."
"Really? I thought I could sense another Wiccan around here! What are your powers if you don't mind me asking?" Harry says with a broad smile.
"Literary Manipulation, Technopathy and Suggestion" Hermione replies with a shy smile, hoping secretly that others won't find out about her 'other' powers. Technopathy is the ability to control technology such as computers, mobile phones, cars and the like. Hermione takes Wyatt and Harry's mobile phones and waves her hand over them and hand them back to their owners explaining that they now will work in places with a high count of magic present such as Hogwarts. The boys then explain to Neville and Draco that Suggestion is a power that can make people bend to the users will, and is a neutrally aligned Power. Hermione explains to them then that Literary Manipulation is the power to manipulate books at an impossible speed and remember everything they have read using the power.
'Hermione, its Harry. Myself and Wyatt both know that those are not your only Powers, I am part Whitelighter and Wyatt is half Whitelighter and the Twice Blessed, we can sense your true parentage. When we arrive at Hogwarts and after we are sorted into our houses, the Headmaster will let us use his office to discuss your true parentage and Powers.´ Harry tells his Soul-Bonded mate telepathically.
Soon enough Tonks returned and informed her cousin and his friends that they are close to Hogwarts and suggested that they change into their robes now. The boys leave the compartment for a moment to leave Hermione change into her robes and she returns the favour when she is done and the boys need to do the same as she. The train slowed to a stop and a voice informed al students to leave their belongings where they are and they shall be taken to the castle later. The group of five leave their compartment and the train and walk over to Hagrid who is shouting for the first years to congregate around him, Hagrid leads the first years to boats and declares that there is to be no more than four to each boat. Neville, having seen the nervous looks being sent to a group of three boys by Draco he offered to sit in a boat with other people so Draco can join Hermione, Harry and Wyatt in theirs. Soon enough the boats began to sail themselves across a large lake towards a beautiful castle and its grounds. The group of people led by the half giant walked up towards the castle once the boats all docked themselves and Hagrid raised a large hand and knocked boomingly on the great doors in front of him.
The doors open to reveal a woman in emerald green robes and with dark hair pulled back into a strict bun. This woman is Minerva McGonagall and is known by all Halliwell children and the singular Potter Child as 'Nanna Min'. She leads the group of first years into a small room and tells them to prepare themselves for the Sorting Ceremony after giving a speech how the four Hogwarts Houses, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin would be these students family during their seven years of magical tutelage and how good behaviour warrants points given to their respective Houses and bad behaviour deducts points from their Houses. The group of nervous 11 year olds eventually follow the woman into a large hall that looks as though it has no ceiling and is showing a beautiful arrangement of stars. She procures a worn looking pointed hat with tears along it and a small stool, setting the stool down before the Headmasters podium. Professor McGonagall, as she had told her 'grandchildren' they are supposed to call her while in Hogwarts, then proceeded to call out students names. Down the list the Scotswoman goes, from 'Abbott, Hannah' (Hufflepuff) and some other names before 'Black, Draco, is called out. The blonde gives a fearful look towards the furthest table sporting green and silver ties before he sits on the stool. Draco sits on the stool unmoving for over six minutes, breaking the last record of a Hatstall by a whole minute before
"RAVENCLAW" is shouted out. The list then goes from Draco on to Terry Boot (Ravenclaw), 'Crabbe, Vincent' (Slytherin), to Gregory Goyle (Slytherin) and finally 'Granger, Hermione'.
"Good luck" Harry whispers, placing a hand on her shoulder to steady her before she takes in a shaky breath and sits on the stool with the hat on her head. Hermione sits there on her own for a long while before the hat shouts
"HUFFLEPUFF!" Hermione nods and moves over to the cheering table and sits next to Hannah Abbott, a blonde girl with kind eyes and a welcoming smile and a red haired girl. After two other names being called then comes 'Halliwell, Wyatt'. Suddenly whispers flood the Great Hall with words such as "Halliwell?" "As in the Halliwell line of America?" "As in Piper, Phoebe, Prudence and Paige Halliwell, The Charmed Ones?" Wyatt looks at Harry and steps over to the stool, sending a nervous smile to his Aunt Lily and Marlene who are sat next to one another, an empty seat next to Lily meant for Professor McGonagall. Wyatt is not on the stool for long though before the hat shouts in its booming voice
"RAVENCLAW". Harry and Neville stood together in wait as McGonagall went through the list once more after sending a proud smile to Wyatt. Minerva had already prepared herself mentally for this year, suspecting that she won't be gaining her grandsons in her House, but also knowing without a shadow of a doubt that her third eldest grandchild, Chris, would be a Gryffindor due to his future self's actions. That future self of her grandson is now not going to turn out the same however due to the fact that Chris did not know of Harry or his other family members and his eldest Aunt was never returned to life to be with her sisters. Despite this Minerva knows that Chris, his younger sister Melinda and eventually Phoebe's daughter PJ (Prudence Junior) would be Gryffindors in the coming years.
Too soon for the young boys liking, 'Longbottom, Neville' was called out and he walked nervously over to the stool. The hat barely sat on this head when he shouted
"GRYFFINDOR". Neville sat there in bewilderment for a moment before walking over to the table that is cheering when he turns on his feet and returns the hat to the Professor, who gives her newest lion cub a rare smile. Harry is alone now and is quickly looking back over the names of his betrothed and their Houses as the name 'Patil, Padma' is called out, followed by 'Patil, Pavarti'. He quickly makes a list in his mind noting that Hermione, Hannah Abbott and Susan Bones were Hufflepuffs, Padma had just been made a Ravenclaw and her sister Pavarti had been made a Gryffindor. Then Professor McGonagall sighed and called out in a clear voice 'King Harry James Potter-Peverell-Halliwell-Warren-Gryffindor-Ravenclaw-Hufflepuff-Slytherin-Pendragon Le Fey'. A roar of excited chatter filled the room with some exclamations such as "I didn't know The Boy Who Lived was KING?!" and "Did she just name the Founders? He OWNS the school AND rules our country?!"
Harry walks towards the stool during all of the commotion and waits patiently for the student body to quieten down so he can be sorted. Once they do so Professor McGonagall sets the Sorting Hat on her grandsons head and steps back.
'Ah so you are the famous childe of two magics and the new Lord Hogwarts. I am the Sorting Hat and the voice of Hogwarts herself, who as you well know, is as living as the nexus beneath you aunts home. Now I know as Lord Hogwarts you can choose which House to be a part of, but myself and Hogwarts herself have decided that would be unjust and so I shall sort you as any other student. I see you have a keen mind and passion for learning. I also see you have plenty of bravery and are very cunning, as shown by your deception earlier. But then I see have an insurmountable amount of Light-heartedness and loyalty. Therefore I think you should be a'
"HUFFLEPUFF"
The third table burst in a wild frenzy and Hermione jumped up in happiness as did most of the table who were cheering themselves hoarse at being able to nab the most influential and powerful person in their world. The sorting seemed to fly by after Harry's sorting with 'Weasley, Ginevra' being made a Gryffindor and a Hogwarts student a year earlier than she should have due to her vast intelligence and her elder brother 'Weasley, Ronald' joining Neville in the House of Lions and after the students had eat their food, Dumbledore stepped towards his podium.
"Welcome! To those students who are new, welcome to Hogwarts and to those returning students, welcome back! I have a few announcements to make before we pop off to bed for the night. First is I would like to remind you that the Forbidden Forest is exactly that, a few of our older students should remember this" a twinkling eye was cast over towards The Weasley Twins and Tonks
"I would also like to inform you that the third floor corridor is out of bounds to all students if you do not wish to die a most painful death" he says mysteriously, his eyes scanning across the hall and taking note of the students who don't seem to take his warning seriously.
"But enough of these warnings as we have some new teachers gracing our halls that need introducing. We have Professor McKinnon who will be teaching History of Magic now that Professor Binns has moved on after realising his passing. We also have Professor Potter who shall teach three courses, two of these are brand new courses and she will be assisted by her sisters, who I am sure you are aware are the Charmed Ones. Professor Potter will be teaching Muggle Studies to Third year students and above and shall also Demonology and Wiccan Magic. These two new courses will be compulsory to all students from first year and up. However these courses are only to be taken by those who either have Wiccan Ancestry or are powerful enough to be able to use both our branch of magic and the Wiccan branch which is considerably stronger and much more powerful than our own. As you each walked through the doors to the Hall earlier you should have felt a sensation washing over yourself briefly, this was a spell cast by The Charmed Ones themselves using the newly created Power of Five to assess who can take this course. The classes will insert themselves on your timetable in times where there was an otherwise free period. I am afraid that now is time for us all to rest our heads ready for tomorrow to begin our learning! Off you trot!"
Lily walks over to Harry, Wyatt joining her as she passed him the three, along with Harry leave the Hall after Lily had stated to their respective Heads of Houses that she urgently needs to speak with the three first years and will escort them back to their common rooms personally. The four Wiccans then walk on for what feels like forever to Hermione's nerves as she knows what is to come. The revelation of who she really is. The group walk through a classroom and in to an office, the door to both rooms closing with an ominous thud behind them.