A/N: Thank you as always for the favs, follows, reviews and thank you for voting on my poll. No more voting because the poll has ended. Thank you.
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Son of Whitebeard: No, Dudley won't be a death eater. For a few reasons.
1-I have different plans for him in the future
2-He's a muggleborn
HpHgPjGone: Thank you, I assure you I will keep writing. Dudley might or might not end up friends with Draco but there is always the issue of pureblood supremacy sooo...Thank you for telling me where you'd like Dudley to be, to be honest I was planning along those lines.
WeberCode: It's a bit early to be thinking of a sequel but there will be one. I'm planning to have 7 fanfics including this one in the series.
Splash of Silver on Mountain: Well thank you for reading on, and I hope you like the next few chapters. I'm glad that you read it as well, thank you.
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"I'll eat myself if you can find a smarter hat than me"
CHAPTER SEVEN
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"Hey Draco, come in." Says Harry
And that's exactly what Draco does. He walks in and sit's right next to Harry. Inclining his head to Dudley.
"Draco Malfoy, pleased to meet you." He intones towards Dudley in the tone that he had at first used with Harry on the first time they met. He also sticks out his hand as to shake.
"Dudley, Dudley Evans. Nice to meet you too" Dudley says as he sticks out his hand.
Draco's hand instantly pulls back before Dudley can make contact.
"This is that Dudley, your cousin. And you're playing chess together." Draco asks clearly to Harry
"Yeah, Draco, it is. I know I told you some stuff, but things have changed, over the break. A lot of things happened, no...that's an understatement."
Harry continued on in telling Draco all about his break and about what had happened. About how Vernon had left. About how Dudley was a wizard. About how his aunt had changed. About everything. Absolutely everything. Draco listened intently, not daring to interrupt Harry, for Harry was one hell of a good storyteller.
While Harry was telling his story, Dudley was staring at the chess board. He'd just been rejected a handshake. He knew what that meant. It was very disrespectful. It was like this Draco, felt that Dudley was lower than him. Dudley wouldn't have known why if he hadn't bought multiple out of curriculum books. But for this he knew. Draco was most probably a pureblood. And as a muggleborn himself, Dudley knew that sometimes purebloods would hate people like him.
To be quite honest, he understood where they were coming from. There were people like him coming in and changing the wizarding world. It wasn't great but then again he didn't want to be hated so he decided something just then. He would be the man to end pureblood supremacy. Now, how he would do that. Even he didn't know.
Harry had just about finished his story telling when Dudley had finished his silent thinking.
"I will be civil to him. For you Harry, no other reason. But he's one of them. You know..."
"Draco, please. A wizard is a wizard and a witch is a witch." Harry replies
"You don't understand Harry. Things are different."
"No Draco I understand. But it's wrong. I'm not even a pureblood. So why?" Harry smugly states
"You're different Harry...They are mor-"
"I'm just as different as Dudley."
"Muggleborns don't understand this world Harry. They just don-"
Draco is interrupted by Dudley coughing. Draco seems quite outraged that Dudely would dare cough in his presence, as if Dudley had some sort of disease.
"Play a game of wizards chess with me. I'll show you how much I understand this world." Dudley says
"I don't want to play with yo-" Draco starts as if to rant.
"Draco...For me, can you please, just one game." Harry practically pleads
Draco looks to Harry then back at Dudley, and then once more. He then sighs, and nods his head in acceptance. Quickly gathering up all the white pieces and setting them up just as Dudley did for the white pieces. And they played. It was a ferociously competitive game. They both had similar talents at wizard chess, unlike Harry. But in the end the game ended at stalemate, after which Draco challenged Dudley to another game, and then another and then another. It was there that a small, not very mutual but a small friendship began nonetheless.
Harry smiled inside, he was proud that they, Draco and Dudley had started to be civil. And he was happy at how Dudley hadn't responded by shouting or attempting to pummel Draco. Instead he had invited him to a game of chess. Oh how Dudley was changing.
Draco and Dudley were halfway through their seventh game, and at this stage Harry was talking to the both of them about Quidditch which he had read up on at Privet Drive. So had Dudley and it seemed like Draco was an avid fan of Quidditch. It was a good conversation and quite nicely, for Harry at least, Draco and Dudley might exchange a few words. Albeit Draco was a bit restrained.
Then the door to the compartment whizzed open with a soft breeze coming in and flipping a few of the chesspieces which roared in outrage. Dudley and Draco turned with venomous glares towards the door and towards who had opened the door. It was a plump round boy. He looked quite distressed. Dudley was about to shout out at him, so was Draco if it wasn't for Harry kicking the both of them from under the table. Harry then proceeded to ask the boy what was wrong. It had turned out that he had lost his toad, Trevor. And quite fortunately the toad had come hopping into the compartment that Harry, Draco and Dudley resided in. And after the pleasant coincidence, Harry invited the boy to sit down with them and so he did. And one more friendship was forged on that day. A friendship with Neville Longbottom.
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The train had nearly come to a stop, just like Dudley and Draco's chess game had come to a stop earlier on. Each one of the four boys recognised the need to change into their school robes. Quickly. And so they did and they quickly rushed out after the many students leaving the train. They had all left their trunks and stuff in the compartment with the promise that they would be moved to their rooms.
They stepped out of the train to a blissful breeze and a loud shouting.Then a lamp came bobbing over the heads of the students, and Harry heard a familiar voice: "Firs' years! Firs' years over here! All right there, Harry?"
Hagrid's big hairy face beamed over the sea of heads.
"C'mon, follow me - any more firs' years? Mind yer step, now! Firs' years follow me!"
Slipping and stumbling, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be a steep, narrow path. It was so dark on either side of them that Harry thought there must be thick trees there. Nobody spoke much. Neville, who had happened to lose his toad once more sniffed once or twice.
"Ye' all get yer firs' sight o' Hogwarts in a sec," Hagrid called over his shoulder, "jus' round this bend here."
There was a loud "Oooooh!"
The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black take. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.
"No more'n four to a boat!" Hagrid called, pointing to a fleet of little boats sitting in the water by the shore. Harry and Draco were followed into their boat by Neville and Dudley.
"Everyone in?" shouted Hagrid, who had a boat to himself. "Right then - FORWARD!"
And the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, gliding across the lake, which was as smooth as glass. Everyone was silent, staring up at the great castle overhead. It towered over them as they sailed nearer and nearer to the cliff on which it stood.
"Heads down!" yelled Hagrid as the first boats reached the cliff; they all bent their heads and the little boats carried them through a curtain of ivy that hid a wide opening in the cliff face. They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground harbor, where they clambered out onto rocks and pebbles. The door swung open at once. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. She had a very stern face and Harry's first thought was that this was not someone to cross.
"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.
"Thank you, Hagrid. I will take them from here."
She pulled the door wide. The entrance hall was so big you could have fit the whole of 4 Privet Drive in it. The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors.
They followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor. Harry could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right -the rest of the school must already be here - but Professor McGonagall showed the first years into a small, empty chamber off the hall. They crowded in, standing rather closer together than they would usually have done, peering about nervously.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room.
"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rulebreaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.
"The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting."
Her eyes lingered for a moment on Neville's cloak, which was fastened under his left ear. Harry nervously tried to flatten his hair.
"I shall return when we are ready for you," said Professor McGonagall. "Please wait quietly."
She left the chamber. Harry swallowed.
"How exactly do they sort us into houses?" he asked Draco
He didn't get his answer as McGonagall returned quickly and ordered them into a line which she ushered into the great lined them up. The great hall was a work of art. It was beautiful. There wer floating candles in the air. Beautifully carved wooden tables, four of them. All surrounded by students, each wearing the Hogwarts robes. One for Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw Harry assumed.
At the very top of the great hall, there was another large table at which sat the members of staff. And infront of it was a three legged stool with a hat rested atop it. The hat seemed to be shaking and then suddenly out of nowhere it burst into song.
"Welcome to Hogwarts
New students and old
My name's the sorting hat
As some of you may know
My duty is simple
My duty is clear
First years come in
Every single year
Just like they did do
A thousand years ago
I'd split
I would quarter
Each child to a house
Each child to one of the four
One house is to Godric
Protector of the school
Brave and Chivalrous lie there
Qualities of Nerve and Daring
The house of Gryffindor
One house is to Rowena
Brains of the institution
The wise and the Learners lie there
Qualities of Wit and Those of ready mind
The house of Ravenclaw
One house is to Helga
Glue of the four, Holding them together
Where once they would fall
Just and Loyal are there qualities
The house of Hufflepuff
One house is to Salazar
Sneaky planner for the school
The cunning and conniving lie there
Witty and Smart are but few of their qualities
The house of Slytherin
Now young children
First years of the next year
My job is to sort you
Split you up
Sort you
So come on up
and put me on
I'll show you what I do
Not one secret you can hide from me
So I can sort you true
So step on up
And try me on for size
I'm the sorting hat
Let's see what I will find"
An applause instantaneously fills the great hall. Students whispering about the song, but out of a sudden the hat pipes up again.
"But this year it is different
Four will not be the answer
I was told when I was young
When I was newly sewn
To wait for the sorting
The time it shall begin
So let me tell a story
A story hidden away
The story of the fifth house
House of the Dragon
House of the Vipertooth
Back a thousand years ago
The four founders decided
One day all would crumble
All would be divided
Houses turn away
A school split in four
And so they hatched a cunning plan
A plan to save it all
Helga saw the future
And set it all in play
Godric planted a protector
For when he was old and weak
Rowena planted a room
A room that all could seek
Salazar made the plan
The plan of the five houses
When the founders grew old
And tired
They gave me the plan
The plan for me to sort
Forever in four houses
Until the one day came
They said that I would know
And so they spoke true
I know today is the day
Some come on friends
Students of tomorrow
Lets sort into the fifth house
Lets split you into five"
Students were shouting, and screaming. All shocked at this new revelation, even the members of staff looked shocked. And as such not many people noticed the Slytherin table that was as the far corner, slide inwards towards the Ravenclaw table and not many people noticed the new table. Exactly like the rest appear.
It was the table for the fifth house it seemed, and all of these students were terribly shocked. When everyone did notice the new table, they started to shout even louder. Screaming for an explanation. It was chaos.
The old man sat at the middle of the staff table, Albus Dumbledore. Stood up and held his wand to his mouth then he shouted for silence. His voice was multiplied in volume by the small piece of magic and everyone in the hall went silent, not even a whisper remained.
"It seems, students. That we are going to have a new house at Hogwarts, so this is a shocking piece of information and it will be sorted out, but that will take time and so I will be cancelling the next week of school until everything is arranged. But for now, let the sorting begin."
Names past by quickly and so far no one had been sorted into the fifth house, the table lay bare of anyone.
Harry started paying attention to the sorting when Dudley's name was called out. Dudley rushed forwards towards the sorting hat and he placed it atop his head. It was around fifteen seconds until the house was called out. Dudley had ended up a Hufflepuff.
A few people after a bushy haired girl ran up to the stool. Looking very excited. Hermione Granger was the name and then something big happened. Out of the hat came the words 'Vipertooth' and everyone knew what that meant. She was the first to be sorted into the fifth house. After her and a few more people, two boys and another girl were sorted into the fifth house.
From therein, Harry paid attention. It was Neville up next, the hat remained on his head for near to a minute until it erupted with another 'Vipertooth'. Neville looked positively overjoyed. He rushed to the table and sat near the other children. After him came a dreamy looking girl, Luna and she too followed him into Vipertooth. Next came Aquila Malfoy, Harry heard Draco remark about the fact that she was his twin sister. She too was sorted into the fifth house followed by Draco who was another addition to the fifth house.
After that there were multiple students sorted into the other four houses. Until Harry's name came. When McGonagall called out his name, whispers broke out all across the hall. People pointed and stared. It was because he was The Boy Who Lived, he knew that but it didn't mean he liked it. He rushed to the sorting hat and slammed it onto his head. As his head was quite small, the hat covered up his eyes and he was in darkness.
"Ah, A good mind I see. A very good mind. A great trait for Ravenclaw. But you're also to fun-loving to be a Ravenclaw, maybe Hufflepuff. Brave, very brave as well. Ah you'll be tough to sort." The Hat whispers to Harry which shocks him.
"Ah-hah. What is this, are you the one. Yes, yes you are. Lead them well my boy...lead them well, for you are the prophesized. Lead them well in..."
"VIPERTOOTH!" Shouts the Hat causing more whispering across the hall as Harry rushes to the table, sitting in between Draco and Neville, who were sitting opposite to, Aquila and Luna.
The rest of the sorting passes quickly with one more boy being sorted into the fifth house. Until only three remain unsorted. Two red-haired children, twins Harry presumed and right he was.
Ronald Weasley was called up and sorted into Gryffindor like his twin sister Ginerva Weasley who was also sorted into Gryffindor. Finally a young dark-skinned, rich looking boy is sorted to Slytherin.
Dumbledore stands up at the head of the hall.
"It seems that this year I will not need to give any words. I think we should all just dig in." He says with a twinkle in his eyes.
And suddenly, food appears all across the tables and everyone piles up their plates and devours the delicious food.
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A/N: Ok, lots of things have changed, I'll just make them clear now so no one is confused
· Draco has a twin. Aquila Malfoy
· Luna Lovegood has moved up a year
· There are a few new OC's in the story which will be introduced later
· Ginny has been moved up a year and is now Ron's twin
I think that is it, if I've missed out anything just remind me in a review and I'll explain. Hope you like the sorting hat song. As I'm sure some of you may have noticed. There were multiple pieces copied from the Philosophers Stone, that is because I needed the story to not totally go on a different path straight away, rather I needed it to gradually fade a away from canon.
Drop a review, a fav, a follow. It only takes a second. Next chapter will be the dorms and the first lessons. It will be up next Saturday.
Oh and yeah, The Peruvian Vipertooth won on the poll.
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