~Harry Potter and the Wolves of the Nevernever~

~Book 1 of the Archive Series~

Thank you all for your votes and reviews. The votes have been tallied and the second mate will be…Katie Bell and Tonks. That's right they tied for the vote so I've decided to put them both in. I want to thank everyone for the votes and hope you are happy with the turn. So the official pairing will be HarryxSusanxKatiexTonks. PS: I will be making two separate fics of a HarryxHermione nature and a HarryxTracey nature so no worries to those who wanted them.

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Mithrondir: I've looked on different sights and none have given me any idea of what her hair color was. I understand that she was portrayed by a redhead, but I just like the idea of her being a strawberry blonde since the option is kinda open. I've read the story and it's very good by the way.

Vexit: Now you can quit your bitchin' about there only being one girl added. Lol don't worry Hermione will have her partner and it will be neither Krum nor Ron.

NaruAndHarrHaremFan: sorry to say won't be much in the way of Lemons for a while at least not till the Tri-Wizard.

plums: trust me just wait and see. They will get theirs and Amelia isn't standing idly by.

dman2468: thanks. I'm trying to not go too far outside the Potterverse with the Dresdenverse, but I do want it to play an important part.

Venpex: it was supposed to ghost on a filler chapter just to get the first week or so done.

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jediprankster: thanks for the recommendation. On to your issues: 1. Remus- if you read the first chapter when he hears from Griphook about his guardian list he is told about Remus' lycanthropy and Jace can pick up on Remus' smell those he knew about that without being told. As to the name…mad mad Jace luck. Lol. 2. Nee- it has been fixed if you chose to go back and read the first chapter.

"Speaking."

'Thinking'

"Spells"

"Animal Speak"

Chapter 4: The Coming Storm.

O0o-Oct. 6, 1993-o0O~

The next few weeks following the 'Boggart incident' were uneventful for the group, aside from Hermione showing some oddities that Harry was catching onto, but still could find no explanation for. Harry continued to make time to hang with Susan between classes and the two continued to get closer to each other. Unfortunately, the weekend brought about another Hogsmeade weekend that Harry couldn't accompany his friends on, but once again he found himself having a discussion with Remus, this time on the covered bridge behind the castle.

Harry looked up at the tall professor as they walked before asking him a question that had been bugging him since the DADA class on Monday. "Remus? I'm curious as to why you attempted to jump in front of the Boggart during your class?"

Remus looked down at the shorter teen with a thoughtful look before he answered. "Well Harry, when you stepped up for your turn I honestly thought that it would be Voldemort who the Boggart would have taken the shape of. Once I realized that it was a Dementor I was worried that you would faint like that night on the train. I was, however, extremely surprised when I saw your determination. Your face looked just like James' own once during a battle with a few Death Eaters from the First War." Remus noted a look of pride wash over Harry before he continued, "However, you also had the same focus and calm in your eyes that Lily had on a few occasions that I can remember from our days in Hogwarts." For the next several hours Remus regaled Harry with stories from his parent's Hogwarts years and was eternally grateful for Lupin giving him those stories.

Harry left Remus to his own devices after a few hours so he could go greet his friends and arrived just as the carriages came to a stop. He first saw Susan and Hannah get out of their carriage and both came up to him to chat for a bit. Harry was surprised when Susan reached into her back and brought out a few chocolate frogs that she thought he would enjoy. He gave her a heartfelt grin that got her to blush while Hannah giggled at her friend. It wasn't long before Hermione and Ron's carriage arrived and the friends made their way into the castle. Susan and Hannah split from the Gryffindors as they split with promises to see them at dinner.

"Honeydukes Sweet Shop is brilliant, but nothing beats Zonko's Joke Shop. We never did get the chance to go to the Shrieking Shack though. You heard that it's the most…"

"Haunted building in Britain. Yeah, I know." Harry sighed after he cut off Ron's bragging about their trip to Hogsmeade. He had to admit it sounded like fun, but he really was getting annoyed with Ron's rambling as they made their way up the moving staircases. Glancing to his right at Hermione he saw that she was also getting annoyed with their red-headed friend. They soon came to a stop behind other students who were bunched up at the entrance to the Gryffindor common room as though it were blocked. "What's goin' on?"

He heard Ron snort behind him, "Probably Neville forgot the password again."

"Hey!" The trio looked behind them to see a flustered Neville Longbottom glaring at Ron who looked sheepish. Hearing some shuffling on another connected staircase, the trio glanced up to see Percy Wesley making his way down toward the entrance with his pompous attitude.

'Frilly peacock sounds more appropriate,' thought Harry.

"Let me through please! Excuse me! I'm Head Boy!" Percy drowled out before getting a look at the common room door. He quickly noticed the deep scratch marks that rendered most of the painting to shreds. "Get back, all of you. No one is to enter this dormitory until it has been fully searched."

Harry and the others were shocked to find Ginny suddenly in front of them with a worried look on her face, but still solely focused on Harry since she spoke directly to him. "The Fat Lady! She's gone!"

It didn't take long for Professor Dumbledore and Argus Filch, the Hogwarts caretaker, to get to the shredded painting and soon found the Fat Lady hiding in another painting in hysterics over the attack. When asked who it was she stammered that it was Sirius Black which brought murmurs from the remaining Gryffindors. Harry knew that Black posed next to no threat to any of the students, but he was curious as to why his godfather would be there in the first place if he was trying to escape capture. Soon the Gryffindors were herded to the Great Hall so that the dorms could be searched and were soon joined by the other three houses. After their dinners, the students were handed sleeping bags and told to find a place to nap for the night while the school was being searched for a possible intruder.

Susan and Hannah made their way over to Harry and the others, and were soon filled in on the happenings earlier. The girls were shocked that the escapee had somehow infiltrated the castle, with Susan giving Harry a knowing look which he returned with a subtle head nod. The group laughed and joked with one another for some time until Harry realized something, "Jace! Shit! I left him up in the dorm! I need to go check on him!"

He was stopped by Hermione, "Harry! You can't go up there now. The teachers are searching the whole castle. I'm sure they will find him and make sure that he's safe."

"Hermione. I can't do that. I have to be the one to find him. He thinks of me as his father and it's my responsibility. Now are you going to help me?" argued Harry.

"I'll go with you Harry," offered Susan.

Harry nodded in thanks and they were about to sneak out when Ron spoke up, "But mate. How you going to sneak out when the teachers will catch on?"

Harry and the others looked at the red-head with shock clearly written on their faces; even his two brothers were looking at him oddly. The dark haired teen shook off his surprise, but conceded that Ron did indeed have a point. He turned to his bushy-haired friend to see her deep in thought and knew that she would come up with a plan.

~O0o—o0O~

'Ya got to admit, Hermione is the brightest witch of her age,' Harry thought as he and Susan made their way through the corridors towards Gryffindor Tower. They were both huddled under his invisibility cloak that he kept in his back pocket for emergencies. 'Unfortunately, her plan was unnecessary.'

~O0o-Flashback-o0O~

Hermione had come up with a simple yet effective plan for Harry and Susan to slip out of the Great Hall without the teachers being any the wiser. That simple plan? Go up to the teacher on watch and ask to go to the loo and then slip on the invisibility cloak, go get Jace, then sneak back before anyone noticed. Harry and Susan had to admit it wasn't a bad plan and were on their way to execute it until they noticed who the teacher was. Apparently, it was Professor Lupin's turn to watch them which got Harry to sigh in relief. The two teens decided to forgo the plan and simply confide in Lupin, to which the man agreed to give them a hand since he knew that Sirius was no threat to any of the students thanks to his talks with Harry. Remus escorted the two teens out of sight before they slipped on the cloak and made their way toward their destination.

~O0o-End-o0O~

'Mental note: make sure to grab Crookshanks while we're up here to apologize to Hermione,' he thought after remembering the sad look on her face as they left.

The two teens got to the ripped portrait with no worries, but then came to an unfortunate oversight: how were they going to get in? The Fat Lady was still not in the painting and with no one around they were uncertain how to get into the dorm. Thinking quickly, Susan suggested giving the code just in case. Harry agreed to try. "Fortuna Major." Nothing. "Dumbledore must have reset it or has an alternate way to get in."

Susan nodded, "Let me try something." Susan pointed her wand at the portrait. "Alohomora!" Again nothing. "Well figured it was worth a shot."

"What was that?" asked Harry.

"It's an unlocking charm my aunt taught me when I was little incase I ever needed to get in somewhere that had been locked," said Susan.

Harry nodded and mental took note that he needed to learn that spell himself. He was almost positive that they had learned it once before, but chalked it up to his old habits that hampered his learning and resolved to continue improving his skills. After another few minutes, Harry groaned lightly which caused Susan to look at him questioningly, "I'm such an idiot." Before Susan could question him, Harry looked around quick like before he spoke in a low voice, "Dobby."

Susan was startled when a little house elf popped next to them before Harry had even finished with the name. "Holy crap you're quick!" she muttered which brought a smile to Harry's face.

"Master Harry Potter be calling Dobby?" said the excitable house elf.

"Sorry for bothering you Dobby, but I need your help I need you to go up to my dorm and bring Jace down to me and also if you can get Crookshanks from Hermione's room. He's a large ginger cat."

Dobby nodded with such vigor that Harry could have sworn he caused wind shire before he left with a pop. The two teens didn't wait long before Dobby popped back with a surprised Jace and Crookshanks in his arms. Harry had to admit, with a chuckle, for a squinty eyed cat Crookshanks sure could look surprised. Jace took a few seconds before he realized where he was and jumped to Harry and Susan with a cry of 'Mama! Papa!' which got both teens to smile happily and share secret glances at each other. They thanked Dobby for his efforts before the little elf popped off. Harry picked up Crookshanks while Susan took Jace and with the cloak in position both made their way quietly back to the Great Hall.

Things were going smoothly until they made it to one of the hallways and heard voices coming. Thinking quickly Harry pulled Susan into a broom closet and motioned for her and Jace to keep quiet. The voices got loader as they got closer until the two hidden teens could tell who it was. "I'm telling you headmaster. Lupin must have been the one to let Black into the castle," came the even drawl of their potion's professor, Severus Snape.

"There is not one professor at this school who I would distrust with the welfare of the students Severus," returned the wizened grandfatherly voice of Dumbledore.

Both students shifted silently as they listened to the two adults as they made their way down the hall and out of earshot. The teens sighed lightly in relief before realizing how close their bodies were which left them both with matching blushes as they exited the closet and continued to the Great Hall. Both coming to a similar thought: how nice and right it felt to be that close.

~O0o-Oct. 10, 1993-o0O~

After Wednesday's Herbology class, Harry split from his friends and made his way down to the quidditch pitch for the final practice before the first game of the new year against Slytherin. Looking up he noted the overcast skies and remembered Hermione saying something about a bad storm coming. Harry quickly made his way down to the locker room that was provided for each house at the pitch. Walking through the door, he was already pulling off his tie and shirt when her heard an eep come from in front of him. Looking up his face flushed a deep shade of red when he saw a near naked Katie Bell trying to keep her shirt up to cover her bare chest and giving Harry a very tantalizing view of her long shapely legs. He also noticed her change in hair style, where once was very long dirty blonde hair she had cut her hair to near shoulder length and had it pinned back in a messy tail (AN: Seras from Hellsing anime just darker). Harry spun around as quickly as his body would allow. "I'm so sorry Katie. I didn't think anyone would be here this early," he stuttered out.

Releasing a sigh, Katie calmed herself before responding. "It's okay Harry. It was bound to happen sooner or later. I usually try and get down here to change early so I don't have to worry about being seen." Seeing him nod in understanding, but kept his eyes where they were she finished getting her quidditch uniform on before telling him it was okay to look.

Harry turned back still flushed, but not as bad as he was. "Sorry again Katie, I know that must have been embarrassing for you." He saw her smile at him and nod her thanks for his sincerity and made her way to the door so he could get ready before the others arrived. As she passed him she heard him whisper something that he obviously thought she wouldn't catch. "Although you have nothing to be ashamed of since you're one of the most beautiful girls in the whole school."

She blushed a bright red as she passed fumbling to grab her broom and made her way to the pitch. Harry soon swapped his school clothes for his uniform and the rest of the team showed up for practice. They were surprised to find Oliver Wood, their captain, keeper, and all-around quidditch nut, to be the last to show and they automatically knew that he was not a happy camper. "Alright listen up! Where not playing Slytherin!" he ranted bringing shocked looks to the team.

"Why?" asked Angelina.

"Apparently, Snape is calling in that the weather is an advantage for us and we would have an unfair edge against them," he spat with venom clear on his voice.

"That's bullshit! How do we have an advantage?" screamed Alicia.

"Right like any of us could…"

"…control the weather."

"Well maybe Harry could…"

"…with his powerful lightning bolt," joked the twins.

"This is no laughing matter! Their completely screwing with our game plan. We've been preparing for those snakes for the whole month and now we have to take on a team with a completely different style," ranted Wood. "They got their new captain and seeker, Cedric Diggory…" he had to pause as Angelina and Alicia giggled. "What?"

"He's the tall, good-looking one isn't he?" asked Angelina.

"Strong and silent," giggled Alicia and was soon followed by Angelina.

"More like too thick to talk properly. Besides Harry's the best seeker in school no one can beat him," snorted Katie much to the shock of her two chaser teammates. She paled however when she saw the predatory grins on the other two girls faces.

"I think little Katie has a thing for little Harry," stage whispered Alicia.

"And they would make such a cute couple, but I think Harry has his heart set on Susan Bones since I've seen them becoming very friendly since the term started," commented Angelina.

Seeing the blushes on both Katie and Harry's faces the twins were going to jump in on the verbal dog pile, but Wood snapped at his teammates. "Enough! Diggory's put together a solid team this year! He's an excellent Seeker! You're all getting too relaxed! We have to be ready for them and we only have three days till the match!"

"Calm down Wood," the team spun and looked at their young seeker with raised brows. No one had ever spoken up to Wood since he had been captain, but Harry had done just that. "Getting pissed off at the team isn't going to help anything. Think about it. We have the best trio of chasers in the whole school," the three girls sat up straight and showed pride at the young teens words, "A pair of beaters that have rightfully earned the moniker of the 'Brothers Grim," the Wesley twins gave their identical prankster grins, "and a keeper who never lets an easy goal through," Wood looked at his youngest teammate with respect and a spreading grin, he had indeed made the right choice taking Harry under his wing. "I'll beat Diggory into the pitch! He won't even get close to that snitch. We are the best and we won't be beaten. Slytherin thought they could throw us off by pulling out at the last second. Well I say bring it on!"

Nobody was sure of what had happened with the once shy boy that had done the impossible in making the house team in his first year but they knew that he would do as he said simply by the look in his eyes. Harry, however, knew where the change had come from. During one of his nightly conversations with Nic, he was told more about his heritage and about what to expect from his blood. One of those changes was that his inner wolf would soon start to make itself known and apparently it had chosen to come out and straighten out his team.

~O0o-Oct. 13, 1993-o0O~

The day of the quidditch match brought with it a massive thunderstorm with gale force winds and pounding rain. Susan had informed Harry that she would of course be rooting for her house, but that she wished him luck too which he understood and told her not to worry. The students were braving the roaring storm to cheer for their houses as best they could.

When the match started the snitch almost immediately vanished into the rain so Harry and Cedric took their time to circle the pitch while they scouted for the snitch and yield out calls for their teams. It didn't take long for both seekers to start running interference with their chasers and beaters. The chasers of Gryffindor would flying well even in the pouring rain and were able to keep the pressure on the slower Hufflepuff chasers and inexperienced beaters. Not to mention the twins becoming holy terrors with the bludgers. What shocked most people was the Gryffindor's new strategy in how Harry was being used.

In the past, Harry had been Loner for the team. This type of seeker was someone who focused solely upon catching the snitch for his team and nothing else. He didn't give any real additional commands to the team, he only went after the snitch. The other type of seeker was the Watcher. This type flew high above the pitch and would shout out a code to his team so that they had an advantage while he kept an eye out for any sign of the snitch. But Wood had seen Harry's new build almost immediately at the first meeting. He was no longer the skinny speedster that was perfect for the Loner, nor was he good enough with strategy to be a Watcher. No, Harry had become the third type of seeker: a Hunter. While they had tested his speed in their first practice they noticed that he had actually gotten faster with his Nimbus, his body was the deciding factor. He was bigger and kept his speed. Perfect for a Hunter. This type of seeker was used as an extra chaser who kept his eyes open for a chance to score while keeping his eyes out for the snitch. The crowd came to a startling realization, along with the over powered Hufflepuff team, Harry was an excellent Hunter.

Nearly an hour into the game Wood signaled for a timeout and rushed his team under the cover near where they entered the pitch. He glanced up after wiping off the rain from his eyes to check the score: 60-220. "Alright we're up by a hundred and sixty points, but unless we grab that damn snitch soon we're going to be playing into the night."

"I got nearly no chance to even see the thing in this weather," commented Harry. Even with the potion he had used over the summer to fix his eyes, the weather was just too intense. "The only good bit of news is that neither can he." Harry felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to see Hermione grinning proudly as she handed him a pair of goggles.

"This should help. I made then impervious, anti-fog, and with a special charm that will make the water evaporate faster. And I had it checked by McGonagall and they are perfectly legal," said his bushy haired friend.

Harry grinned at his friend before slipping on the goggles and making sure they fit. "Brilliant Hermione! This will be a big help." Hermione grinned at her friend's words and made her way back into the crowd.

"Alright let's get back out there!" yield Wood.

Roughly twenty minutes later as he was scanning the pitch and stands hoping to catch sight of the snitch he was startled by a lighting strike that nearly split the heavens. 'I need to end this and soon.' He glanced again and came to a stop when he looked at a section of the stands when another lighting strike hit and saw the large shape of a shaggy black dog watching him.

He shook himself as her heard Wood's voice, "Harry! Harry behind you!"

Whipping his head over his shoulder he saw a glimpse of gold…the snitch! He whirled his broom around bringing a great deal of force on his broom but it handled the turn and he was off after the snitch. He soon felt a presence behind him and immediately thought it was Diggory until he felt it. The sounds of the crowd being drowned out and the sickening cold feeling. The Dementors had come to the pitch!

Harry's mind buzzed as he tried to figure out what to do and decided that he needed to move and put all his weight forward on his Nimbus. His broom took off as fast as it could go. Without looking back he knew that the Dementor was behind him and gaining. He noticed half-hazard that he was gaining on the snitch, but was more worried about protecting his soul from the foul creature on his tail. As he weaved and darted to escape the creature he heard a faint whistle in the distance, but continued his dodging.

He soon noticed that he was high above the pitch and still moving and looked down trying to find a place to go and froze. Nearly a hundred Dementors circled beneath him and he could feel the other getting closer. He faintly heard that scream again, but this time it came with the last words his mother said before Voldemort killed her. He felt his consciousness slipping and the next thing he knew was darkness.

He slid off his broom and plummeted to the earth.

~O0o—o0O~

As consciousness came back to him he heard jumbled voices that felt far away, but were slowly getting clearer.

"Peaky? What do you expect? He fell nearly a hundred feet!" stated Fred.

"Yeah Ron. Let's walk you off the Astronomy tower and see what you would look like," joked George.

"Probably a right sight better than he normally does," groaned Harry as he came to. He smiled seeing the relieved looks his friends and teammates were giving him. Noting that Susan sat on his right and Katie on his left with Angelina, Alicia, Fred, Ron, George and Hermione in between them. He sat up stiffly with help from Susan and Katie. "What happened?"

"Well you fell off your broom," came Ron's answer. He soon looked sheepish from the looks everyone was giving him.

"You don't say," Harry said with a deadpanned tone. "I mean the match. Who won?" Seeing everyone looking around uneasily he felt his stomach lurch. "We lost didn't we?"

"Actually," came Katie's voice, "we won." Seeing his questioning gaze she continued. "Apparently, when you shot ahead trying to outrun the Dementor you grabbed the snitch as you passed. I was watching and you looked like you did it without thinking really. Madam Hooch let the whistle sound when her charm went off to signal that someone caught the snitch, but everyone was too worried with the Dementors to really notice."

Harry was shocked. He'd somehow caught the snitch on reflex. But somehow he really wasn't all that surprised since odd things just kinda seemed to follow him. Then something one of the twins had said, he couldn't figure which, got him on another thought. "You said I fell nearly a hundred feet. How am I..?" he left the question open-ended not wanting to voice too much.

"Dumbledore." He turned his head toward Hermione when she answered. "He cast a spell to slow your descent, but Katie's the one who caught you." Harry turned his head to his blushing teammate and gave her his thanks with a kind smile as he squeezed her hand.

Susan saw this and felt a touch of jealousy, but was surprised when it quickly vanished. She would be the first to admit that she was very attracted to her black haired friend and the thought of any other girl with him put her on edge. However when she saw the dark blonde chaser interact with Harry she was fine with it. She chalked these oddities up to her weird dreams she had been having since August. She resolved to have a girl-to-girl talk with Katie at a later time.

"So I take it that Dumbledore drove the Dementors off after I fell?" said Harry. Seeing everyone's nods he relaxed slightly till he saw the pensive look on Ron's face. "Something else?"

Ron proceeded to reach behind him and bring out bundle of what looked at first like firewood wrapped in a flannel blanket. Harry quickly felt his stomach drop. "Well mate. When you fell your broom sorta was blown off by the wind and hit the Whomping Willow. Well you know how much it…doesn't like to be hit and…"

~O0o-Oct. 15, 1993-o0O~

Monday brought with it a subdued atmosphere for Harry as he slowly came to grips with losing his prized broom and was contemplating about getting a new one before their next match which luckily wasn't until after the Christmas holidays. He had even gotten a written tongue-lashing from Tonks after he sent her a message telling her about the match and Dementor attack. He sighed to himself as he sat on his own for breakfast since Ron had slept in and Harry had chosen not to wake him. Hermione was in the library researching for their Ancient Runes homework, which Harry remembered he needed to get to work on as well, but decided to wait till his free period.

The flapping of wings brought his attention to the morning owl mail as the owls made their way to their intended targets. Harry relaxed since he rarely ever got mail while in school, but was soon surprised when his friend Hedwig landed in front of him with a letter for him. He blinked in confusion before taking the letter and giving Hedwig some bacon in thanks. He opened the letter.

Dear Mr. Peverell,

We at Gringotts bank ask for your presence at your earliest convenience for a matter most urgent. We understand that you are currently in school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and we have a minor branch of our bank located in Hogsmeade Village. It would be most appreciated if you could send a response for when you could be there to resolve this matter.

Griphook

Account Manager-Peverell/Potter & Beleren

Harry became curious what this urgent matter could be and quickly penned a replied that he would be in Hogsmeade on Saturday and would be in the bank at 2:00 PM. It wasn't until after he had sent the letter out with Hedwig that he realized that he wasn't able to go to Hogsmeade. He groaned as his head hit the table, he was going to have to find a way to sneak out for this meeting.

~O0o-Oct. 20, 1993-o0O~

Harry was at the end of his rope. He had talked to several people since Monday in regards to his meeting, but was coming up empty when it came to ideas on how to get out of the castle. Hermione had been the first person he went to and she had suggested going to McGonagall and telling her the situation. Susan wasn't sure since she wasn't used to sneaking around and had the same thought as Hermione. Even a letter to Tonks got him nothing. It wasn't until Friday that he wasn't given a chance. Katie had mentioned the Wesley twins and got him set on finding them which led to his current position of hiding in a stairwell with the twins.

"What's this supposed to be?" Harry asked when the twins placed an old parchment in his hands.

"This, Harry, is the secret to our success," was George's response while patting the parchment with reverence.

"It's a wrench giving it to you, but we have come to the decision that your needs are greater than ours," Fred said. The twins went on the explain how they came to possess the parchment which got a good snort from Harry when they portrayed themselves as 'innocent firsties'. At Harry's light skepticism Fred pulled his wand and placed it on the parchment. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

Harry was shocked to see the parchment come to life as lines and marks seemed to come out of nowhere to mark every corner of the parchment. Words came into view at where he thought to be the front.

Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs

Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers

Are proud to present

The Marauder's Map

The black haired teen was astounded when he looked though the map for one special reason: this was the map that Remus had told him he had helped his father and Sirius make in their school days. He was so caught up that he missed the twins telling him how the map worked and about the fact that it showed ways to get out of the school, but was able to catch the tail end about 'the old crone's hump.'

"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs," sighed George, "we owe them so much."

"Noble men, working tirelessly to help a new generation of lawbreakers," said George solemnly.

"I'm sure they will be glad that you think so highly of them," said Harry to the surprise of the two pranksters.

"What do you mean mate? Do you know who they are?" was Fred's shaky response. It had been the twin's dream to find out who their heroes were.

"Well I know one of them and so do you. Another I hope to meet soon. Meanwhile, one I miss almost every day," was Harry's cryptic response. Seeing their confused, but hopeful faces he decided to throw them a bone as it were. He stood and began to make his way out of the stairwell, but not before whispering, "I'm the son of Prongs, James Potter." He left the two twins grinning like loons at finding out whom one of their heroes was and that they were friends with his son.

~O0o-Oct. 21, 1993-o0O~

Harry got up around noon after telling Hermione the night before that he had found a way out to which she was skeptical, but at his assurance didn't press for once. He put on his invisibility cloak and used the map to make his way to Hogsmeade coming up in Honeydukes. He made a show of looking around while the other students were none the wiser of his presence before making his way to the bank for his appointment. Upon entering the bank he took off his cloak and made his way to one of the tellers. "Excuse me. I'm here for an appointment with Master Griphook."

"Name?" said the bored looking goblin.

"Harry James Peverell." He had been told by Griphook that using his true name would be better than using the Potter name that his ancestors had been using for the last few hundred years while on Goblin soil. He was quickly led to an office where his account manager was waiting.

~O0o—o0O~

While Harry was making his way to his appointment, two other Hogwarts students were having a meeting of their own. Inside the Three Broomsticks sat Katie Bell and Susan Bones. Susan had asked Katie to meet her here to have a girl-to-girl talk to which the dirty blonde forth year had agreed to.

"I'm sure you know why I've asked to meet with you Katie," said Susan.

"I have a feeling, but why don't you tell me any way," said Katie.

"Harry Potter," was Susan's response.

~O0o-To Be Continued-o0O~

AN: And so ends chapter 4 on a cliffhanger. Hope y'all are enjoying the story and please R&R. Until next time.