Ray Star woke up in a bed that he recognized as his own. At least, as his own as Ray Star. It wasn't his own bed as Harry Ozpin, or his bed as Harry Potter in the Gryffindor dorms.
No. Ray woke up in his own dorm, with three other beds in the same dorm, all occupied by a sleeping female. Looking at the dorm, Ray spotted a clock hanging above the door, that lead to the rest of the school.
It was now showing that it was half past seven.
'An hour and a half before classes start.' Ray thought as he carefully stepped out of his bed. Grabbing his shower supplies and a towel, Ray made his way to the shower, and enjoyed the warm water as it poured over his body.

"Fuck, this magic really is something" Ray said softly to himself as he looked his body over. While his physical build wasn't as different as Harry's was, it showed enough differences that Harry Ozpin and Ray Star would be considered two separate persons. Ending his shower, Ray dried himself and got dressed in the standard Beacon Academy uniforms for male students. Only three things were not 'code regulated' that Ray wore.
The first item was that Ray wore gloves on his hands. Ray just fount it practical to wear them. The second item was a red hair-band that, as Ray claimed, held his hair out of his face. It was actually much more than a simple hair-band, as the hair-band was charmed to prevent anyone, student or staff, to enter his mind. So, even if Ray met Dumbledore, and the chance did seem likely, then Dumbledore would be unable to look in his mind. The hair-band also gave him a slight boost in information absorption, that allowed him to understand his schoolwork better.

The third and final item was the thin layered collar that he wore around his neck. It had been a gift from a future Harry Ozpin, who gave it to him, so he could go to Beacon Academy as Ray Star. The others of Team GOTH had been given similar collars by their time-traveling others, that portrayed as team RAVN at the time. The final attribute that he had was under his right sleeve. His wand and wand-holster. While not being a student of Hogwarts now, Ray/Harry had come to the conclusion that he would be better off with a wand than without it.
Shaking his head, Ray stepped out of the shower and made his way to the side of the bed where Angel Star was sleeping.
"Wake up, Angel. You'll be late for class." Ray whispered closely to his 'cousin' who was really Hermione Granger in disguise. The blond haired girl woke up instantly and jumped out of bed. Trying to get dressed in time, Angel pulled some impressive feats, while she was half asleep. While she did those feats, she slipped on a loose piece of clothing she hadn't seen and fell right on her back. Sound of laughter came from behind her, and as she turned around, she saw Ray laughing at her.

"Oh Ha Ha." Said Angel as she picked herself of the floor.
"You're so easy to trick, Angel" Said Ray as he sat on his bed. His hair was slightly damp from his shower.
"Do these things work under water?" Angel asked, pointing to her collar.
"Well, they should. I've read somewhere that you can take them off after four weeks, but I kinda like them. That's why I kept it on my body."
Ray's argument made sense. Angel knew that several students would accessorize their uniforms. Gloves, rings, the works. So why would they worry about the collars?
"Get in the shower, before Vixen wakes up."said Ray as he pointed to their teammate, Vixen Jones.
Angel nodded, grabbed some of her shower stuff and made it's way into the bathroom, just as Nova woke up.
"Hey Ray." She said softly as Ray moved closer to her. "Hey beautiful." Ray said in return and gave Nova a small, but love filled kiss. Nova moaned as she felt the love that Ray had for her slipping into her body.
"If it wasn't a school day, I would ask you to come to bed with me." said Nova softly, as she didn't want to wake anyone else up. Ray nodded and caressed Nova's long purple hair.

"You know. I'd rather see you with red hair, instead of purple. Purple is not really your color."
"Hey."Both Nova and Ray heard from the opposite side of the room, where they saw Vixen looking at them. "What's wrong with purple?" She asked, as she pierced Ray's blue eyes with her own purple ones.
"Nothing. It just doesn't feel right with her." Said Ray as he pointed to Nova's hair, that was a shade of purple. Nova pulled a lock of hair in front of her and sighed.
"Ray's right, Vixen. Purple might suit Nova Heart well, but I still feel like Ginny Goodwitch, I've had red hair from the moment I was born, according to Molly." Said Nova as she placed the lock of hair behind her left ear. After several minutes of waiting, Angel came out of the shower. Barely a foot out of it, she was pushed aside by Vixen who pushed her so hard that she fell on the floor. Her school uniform, the same as any other female uniform of Beacon Academy, showed that Angel had opted to cover her legs with stockings.
"Damn Angel. Why did you hide your legs, they are one of your best features." Said Nova as she looked at her downed teammate.
"I want others to know me for my skill, not for my looks." said Angel as she climbed back up on her feet. Both Nova and Angel looked at Ray.
"What?" Ray asked as he noticed the two girls looking at him.|

"Ray." Nova said with a very sweet smile, that made several alert bells ring in Ray's head. "Doesn't Angel have very nice legs?" Nova asked, her smile still on her face, but her eyes were burning like fire. She was threatening him and Ray found out that he had walked right into a minefield. If he agreed with Nova, that Angels' legs were good looking, then he would have an argument with Nova. If he disagreed with Nova, then he would have a problem with Angel. Both were very deadly when they wanted to be.
"I'm not going to answer that question." Ray said as he moved towards the door, that separated their dorm from Beacon Academy. "Make sure that you are ready to get to class in forty-five minutes." Before Angel and Nova could respond, the door closed behind Ray, leaving the two girls alone in the room, with only the sound of water coming through the door that lead to the bathroom.

Ray walked through Beacon Academy with practiced ease, avoiding each and every trap that he knew new first year students would fall for. For as long as he could remember, he as Harry, had walked through these halls. Ray knew exactly where to go, as Beacon Academy was larger than Atlas, Haven or Shade. Stepping out of the Dormitory building, Ray made his way to the left docking port, where he stared out over Vale. The city was slowly waking up, as Ray could faintly hear several motors roaring.
'Must be old Abby again' Thought Ray as he looked at the view. 'Old Abby' was a local car dealer, where he, as Harry, had spent many hours looking at cars that were there in the showroom. 'Old Abby' didn't only sell cars, she did also sell bikes, both for youngsters and for adults. Shaking his head, Ray turned around to head to the cafeteria to get something to eat. His head held down, Ray almost collided with an owner of very nice black boots. Looking up, Ray came face to face with the headmaster of Beacon Academy. Headmaster Ozpin and his assistant and chief combat and Dust instructor, Glynda Goodwitch.

"Professor." Ray nodded politely, as he looked at the two chief instructors at Beacon Academy. For a moment, Ray had wanted to call Headmaster Ozpin, 'Dad' but held himself in, as it wouldn't do well to have a student call the headmaster 'dad'.
"Good morning, Mr. Star. How are we?" Ozpin asked as he looked at the blue eyes of Ray Star, that sparkled with both hope and sadness.
"I've been okay so far, sir." Ray said as he looked at his scroll he had taken with him from his dorm.
"If you'll excuse me sir, I need to eat, before my first class." With a respectful nod to both the headmaster and his deputy, Ray left towards the cafeteria.
"He seems lonely. Not like the Harry we know and love." Said Glynda Goodwitch as she looked at Ray's back. She had never seen Harry like this before.
"That's because Ray Star is an older Harry Ozpin. From what he has told me, his life at Hogwarts will be filled with mysteries and dangers. Dangers that he was barely able to handle, even with the use of Dust. He knows that the world is not all sunshine and rainbows. There are forces at work there, and here as well, that will test him and his friends past their limits."

Ozpin took a sip of his ever present mug of coffee before he sighed deep. "I never wanted him to undergo the training that he had to in these past weeks. Why did Ironwood sent Winter to Vacuo, while Duncan was stationed there?"
Ozpin's thoughts were directed from his son, when Team RWBY, JNPR and three quarters of team RAVN ran by him. Glynda looked at her watch and nodded.
"Ah yes, the first day rush." Said Ozpin as he remembered each and every year since he became headmaster of Beacon Academy, that some first year teams would be nearly late for their classes.

Ray Star sat in one of the benches of Beacon Academy's many classrooms, listening to Professor Port, about a 'young man' who turned out to be the portly Professor himself.
As Harry, Ray had many stories of Professor Port, all of witch held a core of truth in it. So, while he took some notes, he noticed that several students were doing something different. It was almost as if he was back at Hogwarts, listening to Professor Binns, who told about the Goblin rebellions in a dry and monotone voice that put almost everyone in the class to sleep. Ray looked up as Weiss Schnee, team-member of team RWBY walked past him.
"What's going on?" Ray asked softly to Nova who was sitting next to him. Nova looked at the retreating back of Weiss.
"Port asked if anyone here was a true huntsmen or huntress. Weiss said she was and was told to change in her combat outfit. She's going to fight the Grimm in that cage." Nova said as she pointed to a cage, where Ray could see red glowing eyes looking out of the cage. "He's releasing Edgar, for a spar?" Ray asked as he looked at the cage.
"Of course not. That's not Edgar, that Rolf, his second capture." said Nova as she pointed to the cage more.

"I forget every time who's who of his captured Grimm. They all look the same." Said Ray as Weiss stepped back in class, changed from her school uniform into her combat outfit, with her rapier on her side. Ray watched with mixed feelings, as Weiss fought the Grimm in the cage. It turned out that it was a Boarbatusk, and it attacked Weiss directly. While Weiss was reasonably skilled with her rapier, Ray thought that she would do better if she was able to block out the sounds that came from her teammates, especially Ruby, who seemed to be cheering Weiss on the most. What was meant as encouragement, Weiss cut down as she was trying to stay alive in the class.
Then, after some words from Ruby, and Weiss cutting her down again, Weiss used the information that she got from Ruby to kill the Boarbatusk.
"Well done. Bravo. It seems we are indeed in the presences of a true huntsmen." Port said in his over the top announcement.
"That's enough for today. Read the assigned work for next class, and be vigilant. Class dismissed."
Ray watched as Weiss walked out of the classroom, her face clearly holding anger.

"Ray, what are you doing?" Angel asked him as he stood up. "I'm going to talk to Weiss. Someone needs to let her see that what she's doing is going to tear down team RWBY." Ray said as he followed Weiss Schnee out of the classroom.
Just as he was about to call Weiss, Ruby Rose ran past him and called out Weiss name.
Ray watched as Weiss accused Ruby of being a nuisance. The words 'Ozpin made a mistake' rang through his head, but a hand on his shoulder made him look up at the owner of the hand. It was Ozpin himself, who smiled gently and moved towards the now sad Ruby Rose.
"Well, that didn't go very well" Ozpin said as he looked at the young fifteen year old girl.
'Great dad' Ray thought. 'Always making understatements.'
"Is she right? Did you make a mistake?" Ruby asked, her silver eyes looking at Ozpin to comfort her. Ozpin chuckled. "That remains to be seen."
Ray watched as Ozpin and Ruby had a few words with each other. Ruby asking some questions and Ozpin answering them.

"Being a team leader isn't just a title you carry into battle, but a badge you wear constantly. If you are not always performing at your absolute best, then what reason do you give others to follow you?" Asked Ozpin.
Ruby and Ray both looked at the headmaster. Did he just said what leadership was all about? Doing the best you can, to show your team what can be done?
"I guess that's pretty wise." Ray said as he looked at Ozpin and Ruby.
Ruby looked at Ray, shocked that she hadn't seen him standing there.
"Ehh, hi." Ruby said as she extended her hand. "I believe we haven't been formerly been introduced."
Ray chuckled. "No, we haven't but I'm Ray Star. Leader of Team RAVN."
"While I'm glad to see two young leaders getting to know each other, I must get back to work." Said Ozpin as he turned around to walk away. "You have been burdened with a daunting responsibility Ruby, I advise you to take some time to think about how you will uphold it."

Ozpin walked away, leaving both Ray and Ruby alone. Ruby looked at the corridor where Weiss had walked through after she had claimed that Ozpin had made a mistake. Ruby stepped through that corridor and looked outside through the doors. There, Weiss Schnee was standing, as Professor Port walked past her and out of sight. Ruby took a deep breath, and turned around. Ray was still waiting for her.
"So, what are you going to do?" Ray asked as he leaned against the wall.
"I guess I need to study." Ruby said. The way how Ruby had said 'study', gave Ray the feeling that she didn't like studying a lot.
"I've got an idea. Follow me." Ray said as he grabbed Ruby's hand and started to drag her away.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Ruby asked as she tried to keep up with Ray's pace.

"I'm taking you to the library, If I know my teammates well enough, then Angel will be there." Ray said as he let go of Ruby's hand.
"Angel?" Ruby asked, confusion clearly seen on her face.
Ray smiled. "She's my cousin. We're both from Vacuo, but she was found and placed in a family at Atlas, where she excelled in various subjects. I on the other hand, started to chase down the Grimm that killed my and her parents."
Ruby did seem to be full of questions but as they entered the library, Ruby's questions died as she looked around. Computer terminals were scattered around, books were nicely stacked on subject and several tables were free to use. All except one, where four girls were sitting. A girl with orange hair, one with purple hair, a girl with the same blond hair as Ray and a black haired girl with a black bow were all working together, explaining some sort of problem that the orange haired girl was having.
Ray moved towards that table, with Ruby following her.

"Having trouble with the subject, Vixen?" Ray asked, startling the four girls. Ray did notice that the black haired girl was reacting slightly slower, pretending to be in shock.
"Hey Ray." Said Vixen as she looked up from her book. "Just the stupid origin text. Why can't they make it easier. We don't know where the Grimm came from." Vixen looked at the girl next to Ray. "And who are you?" She asked.
Ray smiled. "I'd like to introduce Ruby Rose, team leader of Team RWBY. Ruby, these are my team mates. The Blond one is Angel Star, my cousin. Then the orange haired girl is Vixen Jones and this purple haired beauty is Nova Heart, my girlfriend."
After introducing his team-members, Ray stepped over to Nova and gave her a loving kiss.
"And I don't know you." Ray said as he looked at the black haired girl with the bow.
"Oh, she's on my team. This is Blake." Said Ruby, before Blake could introduce herself.

"Nice to meet you Blake. Tell me, how did you meet up with this lot?" Ray asked as he nodded to his teammates. "Hey" Vixen said. Ray ignored her as he focused on Blake
Blake smiled slightly. "Well, I've met them when they were walking out of the class. Vixen seemed to be struggling with the text we were supposed to read and I thought that I could offer my assistance. Although she didn't say it, I could tell that Angel wanted me to leave her teammate alone. Nova corrected her and accepted my company."
"Angel. With me. Now" Ray said as he looked at his cousin. Angel sighed deeply, but stood and followed Ray to a corner, before they went around the corner.
"Where are they going?" Ruby asked, as she watched the two blonds walking away.
"Probably another talk about Angel's behavior. Nothing to get yourself worried about." Said Nova as she started to explain to Vixen, and Ruby who sat in the chair Angel had left, about the possible origin of the Grimm.

"What was that about?" Ray asked, as he looked at Angel. They were hiding behind a few quickly drawn wards, preventing them from being heard or seen by anyone.
"It's the Faunus in me. I felt threatened by Blake, who I know is another cat-Faunus. It's the first time that this has happened. Why?" Said Angel as she looked at Ray.
"It's territorial behavior. You need to accept that other Faunus will work with us. The charms on our collars will prevent anyone from knowing, but you are still you. You are still Hermione Granger, a Cat-Faunus. You've always looked up at Blake, and now you suddenly are on almost equal foot. You're both first years at Beacon Academy, and your instinct tells you to remove the intruder from your territory." Said Ray as he held Angel close to him.

"Don't worry about it. It will pass. There are several things that you both love. Books for one." Ray said with a little chuckle. Her response was a slap on his chest.
"Seriously though. It will pass. The only thing you need to watch out for is that Blake will find out that you're a Faunus."
|Angel nodded, her face slightly covered in tears. Ray gave her a small tissue and she took it to dry her face.
"Come on, if we're not on time, I'll bet that both Vixen and Ruby would have convinced the others to play Remnant the Game." Ray said as he discreetly lowered the wards.
Angel nodded and followed Ray back to the library. As they entered, they could already hear some voices, pronouncing victory for Vacuo.

"Oh No." Ray said as he looked at the board-game. "Not again."