I feel loved! :D Thanks guys, lol. Favoriting/Following/Reviewing really does encourage me to write. . Whether that is good or bad, who knows? I should get a beta though. Wasn't aware I should get one til someone brought the idea of him being my beta up, lol. Er, I chose not to have a beta cause my wifi is permanently off so I'm usually connected to internet via my phone. Meaning it's just to troublesome to attempt to have a beta right now.. :/ Um yeah, aha. Depending on how many chapters to this I can write from now until June 9th depends on how many chapters I post. After the 9th, I have no idea when I'll be able to actually get chapters to anything out. So for now, I think I'm going to try writing a few more chapters for this. Also, I haven't used my laptop for writing in so long that my wrists feel weird af right now. D: But yeah, thanks for supporting this fanfiction. ^^ I hope it doesn't disappoint anyone, myself included. :P
Oh, I'm sorry ahead of time for the boringness of this chapter. It is a filler but I think it's important for the future of this story.
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"Okay Harry, be safe." James told his son, walking him along the path to Hogwarts along with the many other parent-student pairs. The new way of traveling to Hogwarts was created to help keep the students safe, after so many attacks on the train, a new way had to be discovered.
They wanted to just have the students use floo powder to get in, but that idea was canceled out since the only way into the school was now the front gate to prevent random intruders from entering. All the secret passage ways were sealed off, James' old friend and traitor, Peter Pettigrew, was the reason James told Albus Dumbledore where all the passageways were.
There were so many spells over all of them that if even a regular spider or ant crossed the border, the Headmaster would know. If a ghost decided to cross over the borders, it would even be known. They couldn't have the Ministry know, since it's infiltrated. The Minister even has guards consisting of Order members.
"I will dad." Harry said, excited to be at Hogwarts. He was almost jumping up and down because he knew that next year he'd get to be on the Quiddich team because of how good of a seeker he was.
They didn't talk the rest of the way to Hogwarts. James was to busy looking out for danger, since they were unprotected right now. Other parents were doing the same. Death Eater raids for Hogwarts were rare, but it was bound to happen again in the next few years.
Fortunately there wasn't a raid that day.
"Bye Harry, I'll see you at Christmas." James hugged his only son, only letting him go to Hogwarts because it was the only place that is safe from You-Know-Who.
Harry went over to a man he knew as Rubeus Hagrid with other first years. There was a snotty looking blond, a bushy-haired girl and a tall red head. They all seemed to have an instant dislike for each other.
"Follow me firs' years." Hagrid said, leading the slightly smaller-than-usual trial of students behind him. Muggle borns were rarer than usual. Due to the fact that the Headmaster told them what was going on so they could decide if they want to learn at Hogwarts or not. Most choose not to, knowing they could potentially die if they chose to. But every year, a few do decide to join, wanting to take the risk to learn magic.
"Okay, as I call your name you will come up and place the Sorting Hat on your head. It will then decide what house to place you in." Professor McGonnagall said. Harry of course knew who she was due to seeing her with his parents a few times.
"Abbott, Hanna!" A blonde girl with pigtails shakily walked up and put the hat on her head.
"Hufflepuff!" The hat shouted, and she went to the table with the nicest looking people. Susan Bones, who was called after her, was the second to join Hufflepuff.
"Boot, Terry!" Was the first student that didn't go up to the sorting hat, meaning he was to scared to go to Hogwarts. Some families refused to let their children go, especially the muggle families. Their names were called out of respect for being in this year but not making it due to wanting to live.
"Brocklehurst, Mandy!" Became the first Ravenclaw while "Brown, Lavender!" Was the first Gryffindor. Harry knew that's where he'd be, that's where James and Lily were. He was a lot like them so it makes sense.
"Bulstrode, Millicent!" was the first Slytherin. Harry wrinkled his nose in disgust. He knew his sisters' Godfather was a Slytherin, but that didn't mean he had to like the slimy snakes.
"Cornfoot, Stephen!" Was the next no-show. That made Harry uneasy, two already? That couldn't be good, could it? He'd have to write his parents about this.
"Vincent, Crabbe!" and "Davis, Tracey!" were both placed in Slytherin house.
"Entwhistle, Kevin!" and "Finch-Fletchley, Justin" became the third and fourth no-shows. Harry looked around and noticed the red haired boy he's seen around Order Headquarters when his parents had to take him with them was looking just as uneasy as he was.
"Finnigan, Seamus!" Became a Gryffindor while "Goldstein, Anthony!" was a Ravenclaw.
"Goyle, Gregory!" Was yet another Slytherin, probably a Death Eater's kid.
"Granger, Hermione!" Was surprisingly placed in Gryffindor. She seemed like a Ravenclaw.
"Greengrass, Daphne!" was in Slytherin while "Hopkins, Wayne!" Was placed in Hufflepuff.
"Jones, Megan!" Joined Wayne in Hufflepuff house while "Li, Sue!" Joined the Ravenclaws.
"Longbottom, Neville!", one of the kids Harry ocassionaly sees at the Order, was surprisingly in Gryffindor.
"MacDougal, Morag!" Joined Ravenclaw with Sue. "Ernie, Macmillan!" Was in Hufflepuff.
"Malfoy, Draco!" Definately a Death Eater's kid swaggered towards the Slytherin table where he was placed. "Lily, Moon!" Was yet another no-show and "Theodore, Nott!" Joined Draco in Slytherin along with "Pansy, Parkinson!" and "Parks, Leanne!" ended up being the sixth no show.
"Patil, Padma" was sorted into Ravenclaw while her twin, "Patil, Parvati!" was sorted into Gryffindor while "Perks, Sally-Anne!" was the seventh no-show.
Harry was called next. "Potter, Harry!" A few people recognized his name, probably due to his parents status against You-Know-Who. "Gryffindor!" The hat shouted after barely touching his head. He went and sat by Seamus, across from Neville and Hermione.
"Rivers, Olvier!" and "Roper, Sophie!" were also no-shows. This worried Harry, something must have happened. His parents told him that their would probably be 1 or two no-shows, maybe more but definitely not more than 5.
"Smith, Zacharias!" Was placed in Hufflepuff while "Thomas, Dean!" was sorted into Gryffindor and sat next to Harry. "Turpin, Lisa!" was the tenth and final no show while "Ronald, Weasley!", the red head, was placed in Gryffindor and sat beside Neville. "Zabini, Blaise!" Was the final first year and he was sorted into Slytherin.
"Welcome, students. I have a few words for you, but those can be discussed after we eat. For now, dig in!" The Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, siad, looking around the Great Hall with a worried expression. There are never this many first years that decide just not to come, there are also several missing 2nd - 7th years. Something happened, the students might be in more danger than they should be in the next few years. The way they get to Hogwarts might have to be changed, again.
He was thinking about not letting any known Death Eater's kids attend Hogwarts this year, but it was best to keep an eye on them, as they probably keep their eyes on the school for their parents' master. It was to late now, the students were all already here. Now, it was time to protect and hope nothing else happens.
"Mom! What's going on?" Azalea asked her mom, as she was woken up in the middle of the night.
"There's a meeting tonight. You're going to have to stay with my friend Molly Weasley at HQ. Don't worry baby girl, daddy and I will be back soon." Lily smiled at her daughter.
Azalea had a bad feeling, she was wide awake in the kitchen with Molly Weasley and her daughter, Ginny. Ginny and Azalea got along really well, but both girls were worried. Ginny's dad had to go out and keep watch while both of Azalea's parents were keeping watch. She couldn't put her finger on it, but she had a bad feeling the war was going to change for the worst sooner than they thought.