Chapter four: summers over
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"Harry, over here." Harry heard his name called, as he made it on to the platform. Harry looked up to see Rigel and Teddy waving him over to them. The rest of the summer had went by fast, and it was september 1 and Harry was now on his way to Hogwarts for his fourth year, and he was determined to make sure it is a normal year, and have fun for once. Harry smiled as he came up to his friends.
"Hey, kiddo, where is your brothers?" Sirius asked, he had been standing there talking to Teddy's parents, Remus, and Nymphadora "Tonks" Lupin.
"They're coming though now." Harry said, pointing over his shoulder toward where Cody and Jesse had just come though.
"Looking, forward to a new year Harry?" Remus asked.
" I just hope I get to have a normal year this year." Harry answered.
Sirius and Remus looked at each other
"Well, there is something happening at Hogwarts this year." Sirius said "But, don't worry you wont be involved in it."
Harry sighed in relief "Good."
"Whats going on at Hogwarts?" Rigel asked.
"You'll see when you get there." Sirius teased, messing up his nephew's hair. Rigel slapped his hand away.
"Don't mess up my hair." Rigel snapped.
"Will you tell us, dad" Teddy turned to his father and asked.
Remus gave Sirius a mischievous smile then looked back at his son.
"Well," Remus said. "No, you're just going to have to wait." He laughed as his son scowled at him.
"What about you, Jesse?" Rigel now turned to Harry's brother hopefully.
"You'll be told once you get to Hogwarts." was all he said.
"Hey, you three better hurry up the train will be leaving soon." Cody, who had already got on the train, yelled out to them. He was hanging out one of the windows with a friend of his Lee Jordan.
Harry looked at his watch it was 10:56 the train would leave in four minutes.
"Have the Weasley's got here yet?" Harry asked his two friends.
"Nope, looks like Sassy will miss the train." Teddy said.
"You, kids better go a head and get on." Remus said then he turned to his son. "You keep in eye on your sister."
"Daddy, I don't need a babysitter." Eleven year old Britney Lupin had come up to huge her dad bye, she said it very quietly being shy, Britney was small for her age, with long light brown hair, that had a little bet of grey, skinny. with a bite mark on the left side of her face, when she was five Britney had went outside looking for her kitten, and she had been attacked by Greyback, making her a werewolf like her father. After Britney had recovered from her attack, and was let out of St. Mungo's, Remus and Sirius had went on a little hunting trip, Harry didn't know what they did when they were gone for nearly a whole month, but he was pretty sure he knew what or who they hunted, since Greyback mysteriously vanished that same month.
"Here, Padfoot, help me with her trunk," Remus demanded, to his long time friend and together they lifted Brittney's trunk and walked toward the train
"Bye, Mum." Teddy hugged his mother after she got done hugging his sister. "You boys take care of each other. She told Harry and Rigel. "And be good."
" I would say see at Christmas , but you most likely be staying at Hogwarts this year." Jesse gave his brother an one arm hug. "Please, be carefull this year, Harry."
"I'll try, Jess." Harry smiled at his oldest brother, then with one hand on his trunk and one hand holding Hedwig's cage, he begin to walk to the train.
"Come on, Brittney, you can set with us." Teddy told his sister, he took her cat career to carry for her, and grabbed his trunk, and followed his friends. They had all just settled down in their sets, after putting their trunks, and pets up. Teddy had sat down across from Harry, who had laid down in his seat, with his feet in Rigel's lap. Britney was setting across from Rigel, next to her brother, the train had just started to move, when the compartment door opened, and a panting Ginny came in, her little Yorkie puppy was in his carrier. Teddy, Harry, and Rigel had all put in and got for her this past Christmas, she had named it Chaser. Dumbledore had let her bring him to school since it was so small.
"About bloody time we thought you were going to miss the train." Rigel said, knocking Harry's feet off him and standing up to help her with her trunk. Ginny sat Chaser's cage on the floor in front of her, and took the seat Rigel had been in because, Rigel took the empty seat by Britney, and Harry put his feet in her lap. She glared at him but didn't knock them off.
"Ron had miss placed the dress robs Mum had got for him." Ginny explained. "I think he did it on propess, you should see them they are ugly and old."
" I don't know way we need dress robs this year, Uncle Siri about had a heart attack, when he read them off my school list." Rigel said.
"Something is going on this year, but Mum wouldn't let daddy tell us" Ginny said. "Minster ordered the workers not to. But I know Daddy would have told, if Mum hadn't stopped him." Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Uncle Siri don't care about following the rules, he wouldn't tell me just cause he knew it would aggravate me." Rigel said. Sirius loved to tease his nephew.
"Same with my dad, and Mum was just too worried about Britney going to school to care." Teddy said.
"Jesse just doesn't like to explain things. But I bet he told Cody, if he comes by to check on me like he always does I'll ask him." Harry said.
They sat quit for a few minutes, then their compartment door opened, and in stepped their friend Luna Lovegood, she was in Ravenclaw, year under them, a little shorter than Ginny, with long blood hair, and stormy grey eyes that seem to see right though them . She was already in her robs had a Qubbler in one hand and her wand behind her ear.
"Luna," Harry smiled at her. "Come on in and talk." He sat up so she would have somewhere to set . Harry was now setting in the middle, across from Britney, he put his feet up on the set in front of him in between Teddy and Britney, she looked up at him, and he gave her a friendly smile, and she blushed and looked down, hiding her face with her hair. Britney has had a crush on Harry since she was seven.
"So how was your summer, Luna?'' Harry turned to his friend.
"Oh, It was just great." Luna answers ."Me and Daddy went hunting for narggles?"
Rigel snorted and Ginny kicked his leg Luna didn't seem to noticed.
"Really, did you find any?" Teddy asked.
"No, but we will try again next summer." Luna answered.
"Thats good." Ginny answered, with a smile. The four friends all liked Luna, though most kids at Hogwarts made fun of her, but Harry and his friends would stick up for her, people thought Luna and her dad crazy, for believing in creatures that other people didn't. Ravenclaw was more mean to her then the others, they would take her things ,and hide them laugh at her, play mean jokes, mostly Cho Change and Micheal Corner . But they all soon learned not to do it in front of any of the Gryffinclaws.
"How was your train ride been, LuLu?" Rigel asked. using his nickname for Luna " No one has picked on you have they?"
"No, Rigel, I have been in a compartment with Neville Longbottom, and he is real nice." Luna smiled at him. Neville Longbottom was another third year, that Harry's friend stick up for .He was a shy boy in Gryffindore that was made fun of .
"They better not either, if they know whats good for them." Teddy put in.
"Will I get made fun?" Britney asked. Looking up, none of them knew how to answer her ,the answer was most likely even though any one in that compartment, will make who ever does regret it later, but before anyone could think of an answer the compartment opened again and Cody came in.
" Hello, Gryffindores and Ravenclaws." Cody greeted, he looked at Britney "oh and hello to the unsorted too" He bowed to her making her giggle.
"Just came to make sure my little brother wasn't getting in to trouble." Cody ruffled Harry's hair, making him scowl and push his hand away.
"I never get in trouble on the train, Cody." Harry rolled his eyes. "Thats you." Which was true last year when the dementors came on to the train, and made Harry pass out Hydra Lastrange was laughing about it up by Cody's compartment, and Cody hexed her. Remus Lupin had been their DADA teacher that year, and had been on the train with them, he gave Cody a detention for Hexing her.
"Hey, pretty boy, whats happening at Hogwarts this year?" Rigel asked. He had a nickname for everyone and pretty boy was what he called Cody, who didn't seem to like the nickname at all. He glared at Rigel before answering.
"What makes you think I know whats going on." He sat down beside Ginny, making her have to move closer to Harry, she was now almost in his lap. And Harry couldn't help, but notice just how close she was sitting.
"Don't give me that Jesse was bound to of told you." Rigel complained. Jesse was the one person Rigel didn't have a nickname for, rather it was because Rigel didn't really like his oldest brother, or because Rigel couldn't think of one that went with him, Harry wasn't sure.
" He may have." Cody said, teasing them. "But way would I tell all you?"
" Just tell them, Potter." Ginny demanded.
Cody glanced at her then turned to Harry.
"Like your girls bossy, Little Bro?" He asked, smirking when Harry and Ginny turned red.
"Sassy and Lighting Blot?" Rigel asked "I can see that." He looked between Harry and Ginny .
"Can we just get back to what we were talking about." Ginny snapped.
"Fine." Cody chuckled " Yes Big bro told me whats going on, he wanted me to swear, even I was of age and could be apart of it that I wouldn't. "
"Be apart of what" Now Harry was curious, even though he really didn't care before, but if Jesse made Cody swear not to be apart of it, even though Cody could do what ever he wanted now that he was seventeen, it most be something big.
" The Triwizard tournament is happen at Hogwarts this year." Cody announced.
"The what ?" Rigel demanded. Teddy to looked confused.
"The Triwizard tournament, Is a tournament that use to be held between the three biggest schools ." Ginny answered. Of course reading it in a book. " Each school has their own champion, they have to compete in three task ."
"But, Cody, what do you mean since you're seventeen you could enter. I thought anyone could enter?" Harry asked. He had read about it too, being just as big of a reader as Ginny.
"Since the task are so dangerous, they changed the rules this year, you have to be Seventeen and up to enter." Cody answered.
"That makes since I guess." Ginny said. "Since they have had people die back in tha olden days, but way have one now though?"
"Who knows," Cody shrugged. "But it dosen't seem like my big brother knows me at all, making me swear not to enter, he should know, I only like competition the Qudditch field, competing in three task sound boring to me." He faked yawned then jumped up .
"Well, I better go make sure Fred and George hasn't turned Hermione's hair grey." He waved at them then left.
"I agee with Cody, I wouldn't what to be in the tournament." Harry said.
"Yeah, school is hard enough without having to worry about some tournament." Teddy agreed.
"Though it will be fun watching the others make fools of them selves in front of everybody." Rigel said.
"But the task are dangerous, Trouble." Harry said "What if someone got hurt or killed?"
Ginny snorted "Come on, Harry, do you think Dumbledore would allow it this year, if the task were going to be that dangerous." Harry's face turned red
"No, guess not." He mumbled.
"Which is a good thing." Luna suddenly said, standing up "Since Harry will be in it somehow."
"How will I be in it, I'm not of age?" Harry asked, looking up at her like she was crazy. "And even if I was I still wouldn't enter."
Luna shrugged "You're Harry Potter." was her answer before patting him on the head and left the compartment.
"What do we have here?" A drawing voce said, from the door way, Harry looked to see Draco Malfoy standing there with his two flunkies, Crabb and Goyle.
"What do you want, bloodie." Rigel demanded.
Draco ignored him and looked at Britney.
"What is she doing here?" he sneered.
" Britney starts Hogwarts this year, Malfoy." Teddy said, putting his arm around his little sister. Who had put her head down.
"Don't even say anything, Malfoy". Ginny warned.
"Frist Dumbledore. lets the giant oaf be a teacher, then he lets half-breeds like her in, wait to my father hears about this" Malfoy went on, Teddy jumped out of his seat and went for Malfoy, but Rigel jumped up too and held him back. Harry too got up, but Ginny went over to Britney who was now crying .
"Just get out of here, Malfoy, now". Harry demanded, pulling his wand out, Malfoy looked at it wary.
"You don't scar me, Potter." He spat, but he left anyways taking Crabb and Goyle with him.
"You stay away from my sister, Malfoy." Teddy called after them "Are you will regret it."
Harry sat back down Rigel dropped in the seat next to him, since Ginny was in his comforting Britney.
"Don't pay any attention to Malfoy, squirt, he's a part," Rigel told Britney. Sqruit being the nickname he gave her.
"You belong at Hogwarts just as much as he does." Harry told her. "If not more so." She blushed at that and wipped away her tears.
The rest off the train ride was spent cheering Britney up, which they did a good job of, since she was laughing at them by the time they got Hogesmeade station they lift her to go with the other first years. The other four got in a carriage to ride up to the school. For the start of a New year.