Chapter 12

HOGWARTS EXPRESS

CAR #7

Harry had just closed the window of his compartment and opened up his trunk to get a book to read for the long journey to Hogwarts. His thoughts were not really based on being there as he missed his son and Elf terribly already.

This was either going to be a very long and boring train ride or something epic was soon to happen.

LET THE FUN BEGIN.

A sneaky smile crept over his mouth as he thought of ALL the fun he was going to HAVE at the expense of the Dumb-Ass that was waiting for him.

Harry knew of two people who would be welcomed if they were waiting for him at the station or the school. Hagrid and BEAR.

Hagrid was the grounds keeper at Hogwarts and one of his sworn guardians.

BEAR was a Yeti and also one of his sworn guardians, but he was also one of his soon to be teachers. BEAR was tasked to teach Harry all about the beasts of nature and how to behave around them.

This year was going to be VERY exciting if Harry had his way in it.

About 45 minutes passed before Harry had his first visitor. It was a young man with sandy blond hair and a crooked shy smile.

Neville: Hey Harry; how's it swinging?

Harry: Neville MY man… Three degrees to the left as usual.

They gave each other a look before bursting into fits of laughter while grabbing and shaking hands. The trip was already better.

Neville: Well I assume you have been well and looked after? How has the studies been?

Harry: The first few years was awesome, but then some crap happened, some more crap happened, I was challenged to a honour duel, MAGIC ended it before anything could happen, I was given a Goblin son, adopted a dying Potter Elf, became the Head of House and received my Hogwarts letter from a scared shitless Hogwarts Elf. Visited Diagon Alley; WAS NOT IMPRESSED BY IT; did SOME shopping, bought an EXOTIC egg or 4, packed my trunk and HERE I AM. Soooooo? How was your summer?

Harry spoke all this with a VERY emotion filled face and counted the points off on his hands before he looked up and into Neville's shocked face and waited for his answer.

IT NEVER CAME.

Neville: YOU DID WHAT NOW?

Neville all but screamed it into Harry's face as he sat stunned at what his God-brother had just told him.

Harry: A little bit more specific Neville. I just told you many things you know!

Harry was having way too much fun with Neville and would not give in so easy. He liked to watch Neville blanch at some of the stories he heard and saw some of the things Harry cooked up over the years.

Neville sat back and crossed his arms over his chest and thought for a moment. Harry was playing HIS game again where he basically forced people to THINK for themselves instead of just getting the answer.

Neville: Okey; so it is going to be like THAT then. Fine! Let's begin with the SON part. What happened there?

Harry: That is an easy one. Jack, my son, had an ASSHOLE for a father. Jack was also an ASSHOLE, but he changed. So here is the deal. Jack came into the training pits all "hoity toity" and began to bad mouth us. Me in particular. So a buddy of mine shut him up a little by laying some facts down for him and Sirius shut him up even more by laughing at him and calling him stupid an insane. Well he did not take it so well and ran off to daddy, who was screaming at Ragnarok for allowing HUMAN BEASTS into his city.

Let's just say Ragnarok was not very happy about this, but he also began to smile when Sirius and I casually walked into his office and show-boated the Dumb-Ass and his son.

What happened next was that he then challenged me to an honour duel and was found WANTING by MAGIC Herself.

He ran off and got dressed up in the most expensive suit of armour I have ever seen and waited for me at the pits.

Well you know SOME of the rules and allowances of the pits…

He stood there and bad mouthed me some more, bragging about how he was superior to all those present and how he would have his day for being belittled by a mere HUMAN BEAST.

Long story short, …

He charged at me.

Magic cut him down.

His son became my SLAVE, PET, and BONDED OR SON.

Magic decided it would be better for him to BE my son so She GAVE him to me.

And there you have the short of it.

Neville sat there with his mouth open and eyes wide.

Neville: Bloody hell Harry! When will you EVER have a normal story to tell me?

Harry: On a public holiday in Gringots.

Neville looked at Harry and shook his head at the remark he just gave him.

Neville: Everybody knows Gringots has never had nor will ever have a PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

Harry: There is my bright spark!

Neville just glared at Harry before he gave an over dramatic sigh and asked his next question.

Neville: The deal with the dying Potter Elf?

Harry: Took Jack to go and meet the Family. Mom told me to call for a Potter Elf to attend us so we could make the bond between me and the Estate.

The Elf who showed up was just about dead.

I gave her some of my magic and she let me know in a few words that DUMFUCK basically sealed them off from the world to make sure they could not get to me and help me wherever I was.

They were starving slowly from lack of magic and going insane from it.

The rest of the Potter Elves decided that she would go at it alone until my 11th birthday and then HOPE that I would show up to lay claim to the Estate.

She took us to the gates and I lay claim to the Estate, then the Manor and finally adopted her as my Bonded Elf.

Harry spoke all this with so much feeling that Neville had tears of joy, sadness and anger in his eyes by the end of it.

Neville: Going to have a field day with that fucker when I get older. Really still can't get over all the shit he has done so far.

Harry: And he has the nerve to call himself a LIGHT wizard just because he has a Fire Phoenix and supposedly DEFEATED a MINOR dark lord when he was younger.

Harry made a "TSSSK" sound and shook his head like a very disappointed parent or teacher would have done.

Harry: What a shame. They teach the children anything these days!

One dramatic sigh later and the mood in the compartment was broken and laughter rang from two boys.

Neville: Next. The VISIT to the Alley. I can understand that you were not impressed by it, but what is this about 4 EXOTIC eggs?

Harry: Well you see my dear Neville; I was walking down this dark and narrow street and just happened to BUMP into a gentleman with an atrocious stutter…

AN: THE SOULSHARD WAS DESTROID AND VOLDEMORT WAS VANQUISED IN THE CHAMBER BY THE GUARDIANS. QUIRRELL WAS HIS LAST ANCHOR TO THE WORLD.

Anyway, he dropped an egg on my foot and tried to pick it up again from my hands after I picked it up from the floor.

I REALLY do not know what happened or why, but the next thing I know the guy was screaming as his hands began to turn to ash.

There was a smoking ghost like image that floated above him for a few seconds before there was a flash and The Reaper appeared, slashed him with his scythe, gave me a wave and disappeared again.

The owner of the shop just stood there, white as a ghost and told me that the ghost like image was that of Voldemort. Well he stuttered the name for about 15 seconds, but we got there eventually.

Next came the egg part, as the Aurors showed up and demanded to know what just happened.

I called for aunty Amelia and they all shut their mouths pretty fast after that.

Some Jack-Ass by the name of McNair tried to play hooky for his former boss, AKA Voldemort, and tried to arrest me and the shop keeper on some bogus charges.

Aunt Amelia sorted him out with a Petrificus Totalus to the face after her badge began to buzz as it recognized the "Dark Mark Tattoo" that was hidden by a very weak charm on his left arm.

She chased the rest of them off back to the DMLE and told me to sort out the soon to be problem with the eggs behind me.

Well to say the least, the shop owner and I turned around and witnessed as 4 of the eggs in his store all hatched at the same time.

I give you 15 789 261 guesses who the first person was they saw. The first 15 789 260 guesses DO NOT count.

ME, the lucky contestant behind curtain number 7.

The shop owner was too amazed to do much beyond giving me a fair price for all the eggs and the new hatchlings.

I walked away quite a bit poorer, but reasonably richer as it stood with which eggs I just bought.

All the eggs were magical and cost me the most, but he at least gave me their habitats and food at a discount price.

Harry paused here as there was a knock at the door.

ANYTHING FROM THE TROLLEY DEARS?

Harry and Neville bought some snack and drinks and thanked the "Trolley Lady" for the amazing snack she sold. She just smiled, waved them off and walked away.

Once the door was closed again, they sat for a few seconds and ate a few snacks. Harry drank quite a lot of juice as his throat was dry from all the talking.

Harry: So here is the run down on the eggs I bought and hatchlings I bonded with.

Number 1 was a female Air Element Dragon from Iceland. She was closest to me and bonded first and seeing as how I can communicate with certain species of animals already, she introduced herself to me and promptly curled back up in her egg. Her name is VINDUR which means WIND in Icelandic.

Number 2 was a very cute female Basilisk. She also introduced herself and curled back into her egg. Her name translates to SOUL, but I decided to name her SPIRIT rather. She liked it.

Number 3 was a real stunner as he was basically known to be extinct. He was rare in the sense that a male of his kind has not been born since the time of the Founders and before them, the time of Merlin. He is known as a Trove Guardian, a male Golden Kneezel. His name is ONEONE which also translates to SAND in Samoan

Number 4 was also a little bit rare as she tuned out to be a male Lava Hound. His name is YOGAN and also translates from Japanese for LAVA.

I could only bond with them once we got back to the Estate as the wards allowed me to communicate with them all there.

So we have 4 elements and 4 VERY different familiars who bonded to me all at once. I will tell you one thing though… the headache I got from that was recorded as LEGENDARY by the healers from Gringots.

Neville held up his hand here and stopped Harry from his story.

Neville: Are any of them here with you? I just want to know beforehand so I know more or less what to expect from my TIME at Hogwarts.

Harry: No, just my owl I got as a birthday present from Hagrid. She is an Snow Owl and I named her Hedwig, or rather she named herself and I translated the chirps and barks she made.

Neville: That is a relief! For a few seconds there I thought you might have the idea to bring them all along to school with you.

Harry just looked at Neville without blinking.

Neville: Oh crap… When are they coming?

Neville just lowered his head into his hands and spoke through his fingers. He just knew it would be too good to be true to believe that Harry would not consider to not bringing his BONDED FAMILIARS to school with him.

Harry: Relax Neville, you have one year to get used to the idea of them being here. After all, I have to make Hogwarts HOME for them first.

Harry said in the sweetest voice he could make without squeaking like a girl would.

Neville just shuddered at the thought.