Power of the Mage: Blast to the Past
Hogwarts Ahoy!
"Hurry up! Run Sakura!" Syaoran called to his sister as the train started pulling out of the station. Sakura managed to get on board before the train turned the corner and out of site.
Syaoran, who had fallen to the ground pulling her onto the train coughed. "Man you cut it close!"
"I'm sorry! I was talking to Remus and Sirius!"
"You'll see them at school!" He said, outraged.
"But…"
"He's right, Sakura. You cut it close to just talk to people you'll see tomorrow anyways." Haru pointed out.
Sakura bowed her head. "Sorry." She then helped her brother to his feet.
"It's ok Sakura. Now that we're all here lets get a compartment."
They headed towards the back of the train. They finally found an empty compartment, put their luggage away and settled down. Not long after, the door opened and a boy with blonde hair and two other larger boys appeared.
"Who may you be?" The blonde boy sneered at the group. "You know what, I don't care. Get out, this is our compartment."
"Excuse me?" Syaoran said.
"I said get out. This has always been our compartment."
"Well sorry but we're not going to give up our compartment just because your being a bossy, greedy, rude prat." Syaoran said, then turned to the group.
The blonde glowered before he took out his wand. Before he was able to get off a spell he was thrown out of the compartment and into the open compartment across the hall. Everyone on the train was watching with wide eyes.
The group turned and saw Irrisa with her wand pointed at where the boy had been standing. "I don't like people who are dishonourable by attacking their opponent when their back is turned."
"Calm down, Iri (eye-ree)." Haru soothed. Irrisa lowered her wand.
"If you know what's good for you, stay away from us." Irrisa intoned before she closed the compartment door. She then warded the door with a bunch of prank spells that the group had invented.
Several minutes after she finished a 'thud' originated followed by sniggers and laughter. They group smiled as they realized the by had tried to get back into the compartment.
"Well, he won't be bothering us for the rest of the trip." Sakura stated, making the group snicker.
"He's the first one to be on our list of people to prank." Syaoran said to the agreement of everyone.
"We need to make a prank list… actually two of them." Sakura said.
"Two?" Haru asked confused.
"The one of people to prank and one of different prank ideas."
"Ohhh" Haru said, understanding.
They then put their heads together brainstorming ideas for pranks. People would be added to the list as they discriminated or were prejudice. They were using their pranks as a way to create unity. Quicker than they thought the train was entering Hogsmeade.
They headed off the train and heard "First Years! Over here! Oh, are you the four new sixth years?" The group nodded. "Follow me and the first years then. First Years!"
The large man then led the first years and the group to a bunch of boats.
"No more than four to a boat!"
The group nabbed a boat for themselves, they hid Sakura in between them cause there were five of them, and once the boats were full they headed off towards the castle. When the first years saw the castle for the first time they gasped in wonder. The group just looked in longing at the home they were returning to. Once they landed on the shore, the bigger man led them up some stairs to the front doors. He was et by a stern looking professor.
"Hagrid, Thank you for bringing the first years."
"No problem Professor McGonagall" The man, now known as Hagrid, said.
"First years, new sixth years," she nodded to the group, "follow me please."
The group headed into the school behind professor McGonagall. As they entered the school, they felt Hogwarts embrace them; welcoming them back home. They all smiled and responded that they were glad to be back. The professor brought them to a side chamber. The group tuned her out when she was explaining about the houses and the sorting.
They tuned back in when she started leading them out of the chamber. They entered the great hall to realize it had changed; a lot. They looked around and noticed that students were looking at them with curiosity. Apparently what happened on the train had spread quickly and people wished to know who it was who put Draco Malfoy, the blonde boy, in his place.
The group watched as each first year was sorted into their houses. Syaoran noticed that Irrisa was getting increasingly nervous and he put his hand on her shoulder to show support. The group knew that things would explode when people realized the heir to the Potter family was female and that she was still alive. Irrisa and Syaoran turned to Dumbledore when he stood up.
"Welcome first years. Now, you all may be wondering who these people are. They are five new sixth years and I hope you welcome them." He sat back down as McGonagall called out the first name.
"Haru Glory." Walked forward and sat on the stool. Several seconds later the hat, Lorraine (Rowena's invention), shouted "Griffindor"
Haru went and sat down at the end of the table. When McGonagall saw the next two names she turned wide-eyed to glance at James. He became confused at her reaction until she called out the next name.
"Irrisa Potter."
"WHAT!" James roared, jumping up from his seat.
Sirius and Remus were able to hold him back when he went to lunge at Irrisa. Sakura hid Irrisa behind her while Syaoran, Harry, and Haru, who had rejoined them back on the floor, pulled out their wands to point at James.
"I wouldn't think about trying to harm Irrisa if I were you." Remus said to James. "Her friends are fiercely protective and I don't suggest you want to get on their bad side."
"Don't you tell me what to do you werewolf!"
"HOW DARE YOU!" Harry yelled. "You are a total bastard!"
"Harry!" Lily warned to most peoples confusion. She knew the boy?
"Sorry." He apologized to his mother before he turned back to James. "He used to be your friend yet when he tries to make you see sense you turn on him on a blink of an eye. By the way, Remus is no longer a werewolf. We found a cure years ago."
The hall was silent at that revelation.
"A cure?" A tall, black haired professor asked.
Harry nodded. "Irrisa is the one who can explain it better. We could never figure it out." He grinned at his sister.
"If you would like I can se you sometime this week to explain the cure and it's process to you sir. Irrisa said politely.
"I will approach you with a date and time."
Irrisa nodded.
Dumbledore cleared his throat. "We will return to the sorting at hand…"
"Oh no we won't!" James snarled. "No way will I allow that disgrace to take the name Potter and ruin it's name. There has been no female Potter since…"
"1252. The last female Potter became Lady Amalfea. The darkest with so far in history. Her real name, Elizabeth Potter, became lost in the records several years after she turned dark. She was the darkest witch in history, destroying one tenth of the wizarding world and half of the muggle world. Sicne then the Potter family, forever in shame of what happened, has killed any female born to the line." Irrisa finished James' thought.
"I know my own history, thank you, but you must realize that not every female would turn out like that. Elizabeth Potter became a dark witch because her parents favoured her older brother. She was pushed aside and was neglected. I don't blame her. If our ancestors had just loved their children equally this stupid pureblood thing that females are a disgrace and female heirs are only worthy to be killed wouldn't be here today."
" We can't change what happened in the past, but we can change the future you know. I'm not going to discriminate against someone because of their gender."
After a couple of seconds Albus gestured to the stool. "I apologize for this Miss. Potter. If you would sit to be sorted."
Irrisa walked forward and sat on the stool. McGonagall put the hat on her head and she heard a familiar voice. "Irrisa! It's been ages since you have come to see me! You are in the future now, eh?"
"Yeah but anyways, I can come see you later but right now I need to be sorted."
"No problem! I don't even have to go through the process to sort you because we already know you belong in…"
"GRIFFINDOR!"
"Come see me again soon Irrisa!"
"I will, Lorraine." Irrisa said telepathically (she got her mother's gift) to the hat as it was removed from her head.
She was then escorted to the Griffindor table by Haru. He sat between her and the head table where James sat, glaring at Irrisa.
McGonagall the called out, "Harry Potter.", setting of James again.
"WHAT!" he yelled, getting to his feet for the second time. He turned to yell at Lily. "You never told me you had a boy heir as well!"
"I am not an heir." Harry stated. "Stop yelling at my mother. I am a year younger than my sister. I took a competency test and was able to move up a year."
"I still wasn't told I had a son!"
"Can you blame my mom? I sure as hell wouldn't!"
"Harry…" Lily warned.
"I know mom…stop swearing. Anyways, I wouldn't have told you either. I mean you tried to kill her first child, what make you think she would risk that again?"
Lily cut Harry off again. "Harry please calm down a little. I can handle James…your father."
"One, he's not my father in any way and two, I know you can mom but I won't let him slander you or Irrisa."
Lily sighed but kept quiet.
Harry turned back to James. "I don't care who you are or who you are supposed to be. You harm my mom or my sister and I won't hold back."
Harry then sat down on the stool to be sorted into, "SLYTHERIN!". Instead of getting up and going over to the Slytherin table he instead went to sit down beside Irrisa at the Griffindor table, putting a hand on her shoulder for support. James just sat there, furious.
"Syaoran Taisho" Syaoran walked up and put on the hat to be sorted into "RAVENCLAW!" He also joined the group at the Griffindor table.
Lastly, "Sakura Taisho" was called. After being sorted into "HUFFLEPUFF!" She joined the rest of the group.
After the sorting hat was put away, food appeared on the tables. All through supper the group could hear everyone else whispering and sneaking glances at them. The group ignored them and ate their supper, barely talking which was not normal for them. They were usually a very lively group.
Once the plates had been cleared Dumbledore stood up again. "Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. I am happy to see so many familiar faces as well as so many new faces. There are some start of term notices I would like to announce. First years, the forbidden forest is out of bounds. Also, older students must heed this as well. Hogsmeade visits will not be announced a head of time this year. Instead they will be announced 10 minutes before on the morning of the trip."
"Quidditch tryouts will be held midway through next week. Captains, schedule practice as soon as possible please. Lastly we have three new teachers this year. For History of Magic, James Potter."
There was very little applause as everyone was aware of his outbursts earlier.
"Remus Lupin and Sirius Black have agreed to take on the Defence Against the Dark Arts post."
There was a lot more applause for them.
"Now, prefects, lead your first through fourth years to your common rooms please. Fifth through seventh years, please remain seated." He waited until the younger years had left the hall before he spoke again.
"I'm afraid I have to give this speech again. Sixth and Seventh years should remember this from last year. We are at war. There are attacks daily and we will need your help, as we did last year. In the case of an attack at either Hogsmeade or Hogwarts it is up to not only the teachers but you to protect the younger years. There will be a duelling class that you will have to attend. At the moment I haven't decided who will be teaching it but I hope to decide by tomorrow. I will post information in you common rooms."
Dumbledore then dismissed the students, except for the group. "Miss. Potter. Would you and your friends stay behind for a second? Professors, you may go now. I need to talk to the new six years."
Once all the teachers left the great hall he turned to the group, Irrisa especially.
"Irrisa, I am so sorry you had to go through that."
"Don't worry, grandpa. I have wonderful friends who are there for me."
"Of course. Now, I do need to talk to you all about something else. If there is an attack, other than the two I mentioned because I know you'd help out with those, would you be willing to provide assistance?"
"Of course, that's part of the reason we're here isn't it?" The group told him.
"Thank you. Also, I would like to ask if you would all be willing to teach the advanced duelling class. You are the only ones experienced enough that I can trust to teach them what they need to know."
The group conversed with each other before they agreed.
"Wonderful, thank you again. I leave what you teach them to you. I recommend you do teach them about the unforgivables again. Besides the fifth years not knowing, last years teacher wasn't competent enough to perform them. Now, I have a separate room prepared for you as I assume you all want to stay together?"
They nodded in agreement.
"It is located behind the portrait of the founders on the second floor. Password is wedding dress until you change it."
The group snickered at the password, remembering the situation it represented. They thanked him and headed to the second floor. They found the portrait easily and smiled at the familiar faces of the founders.
"Welcome! It's been a while, hasn't it? How are our favourite time travelers?" Rowena asked.
Sakura chuckled. "We're your only time travelers."
"A small technicality." Salazar intoned.
They giggled a little bit before they gave the password. "Wedding Dress." They laughed, as they went inside, at Salazar's face. They headed straight for their rooms inside and fell asleep immediately.
They enxt moment they woke up to Salazar screaming bloody murder. Everyone jumped up ready to fight only to see the founders smirking t them in the living room from their portrait.
"That was mean." Harry groaned.
"You had to get up some way." Salazar smirked.
The group headed back into their rooms to get ready for the day. Once they were ready to go they glared at the founders as they left the room. They entered the great hall and everyone looked over at them. They all went and sat at the end of the Griffindor table, confused as to the reaction of the students.
Harry was the first to remember. "Oh! Remember Al-Professor Dumbledore said he'd post the information about the duelling class. He must have revealed that we are going to be the teachers for it."
They made a sound of confirmation as Dumbledore stood up. "I would like to announce that yes, the new students will the teaching the fifth through seventh years advanced duelling class. I can easily confirm their capability and if there are any problems you can come to me about them. I would…"
He was cut off by loud alarm penetrating the halls.
A/N: cliffy! This chapter was going to be longer but I decided t split it into 2 to get them up faster. Hope you like it! Review!