Christmas was over and the New Year had begun with Harry and Remus saying goodbye to Sirius and leaving to go to Hogwarts. Harry and Remus' belongings had been taken to Hogwarts earlier that morning by the school elves, leaving Harry and Remus to travel by Floo to the school. Harry still wasn't used to travelling this way but he was getting better.

When Harry came out of the fireplace, he found himself in a large, brick room. The fireplace in the centre of the room gave the room a warm, light feeling that put Harry at peace. The room was similar to Remus' living room but with different furniture and no toys sprawled around the room. Remus had seen his quarters a few nights ago while Harry slept, so he knew where all the rooms were and was happy to show Harry where they were.

All of Harry's things from Christmas and his favourite toys were already in his new bedroom when Remus brought him to the room. He was happy to see that his potion set had been set up in one corner of the room along with his chess set and his reading corner. His books were even set up neatly in the corner and there were new books mixed in with them. Harry's bed was bigger than his bed at home and the blankets looked softer. Harry put on the robes Dumbledore had given him for Christmas and ran to meet Remus in his room. Harry had an honorary student badge sitting on his chest and he was very proud of that.

"Well Harry, you look very studious! Are you ready for supper?" Remus asked as he put his best robes on. Today he was being introduced as a professor at Hogwarts and he was nervous but Harry's excitement melted his nerves. Remus led Harry down several corridors before leading Harry to a large set of double doors. When the door opened, a massive room was revealed. The first thing Harry noticed was the four massive tables. They were long and hand hundreds of plates on them. At the front of the room there was a long table with some more plates set up but not as many as on the tables on the floor. When Harry looked up at the ceiling, he was amazed to find that it looked like the night sky!

"Remus, look!" Harry squealed pointing to the stars. Remus smiled down at Harry and scooped the child up. Remus had insisted that Harry not call him Moony in front of the students because he didn't want them to know that he was a werewolf.

"Yes, it is beautiful. It was like that when I was a student here as well," Remus said proudly, guiding Harry to the teachers' table.

"Snape!" Harry cried, running over to Severus and promptly sat beside the potion master who once again smirked at the child. This was the first child Severus had ever met who actually wanted to be around him and he was still amazed. The fact that this was James' child simply made this a little more amusing.

By the time Remus took a seat next to Harry, Harry was too busy showing off his "school" robes to notice.

"Yes, Harry. But remember, I will be treating you just like any other student and that means any misbehaviour will lose you points and any accomplishments will gain you points," Severus said bringing a small hourglass and setting it on the table. The sand was green and silver. "You are my unofficial student Mr Potter."

Harry beamed widely and showed the hourglass proudly to Remus who grinned and nodded happily at Severus whose lips twitched upward. Harry was about to speak when the double doors opened and students of all sizes began pouring into the room. They were all chattering loudly to each other and some were laughing at something. Several of the students would glance curiously at the staff table; clearly, they were unused to seeing a child so small at the table. One of them made a joke about Dumbledore being so desperate for a teacher that he hired a kid.

Harry was about to speak when the double doors opened and students of all sizes began pouring into the room. They were all chattering loudly to each other and some were laughing at something. Several of the students would glance curiously at the staff table; clearly, they were unused to seeing a child so small at the table. One of them made a joke about Dumbledore being so desperate for a teacher that he hired a kid.

The students quickly made their way to their tables and sat down. They continued to talk and glance at the staff table until Dumbledore cleared his throat.

"Welcome back to our new school term. As most of you know, Professor King has left to pursue her career as a ministry official and we are pleased to welcome Professor Remus Lupin in her place," Dumbledore said indicating for everyone to applaud. Harry was happy to join in on the clapping, mimicking Severus' quiet claps. "We are also pleased to welcome Harry Potter who will be staying with Professor Lupin. I'm sure you will be seeing him around the halls."

Harry was surprised to find that most of the students seemed very surprised when they heard his name. The entire room stared at him as though he were a celebrity and it confused Harry because he couldn't be famous. When the feast began, Remus had selected a few dishes he knew Harry would enjoy and put them on the child's plate. While Harry ate, he told Severus about his Christmas presents and thanked him for his potions set. When Harry spotted Bill and Charlie sitting at the table, he smiled and waved to he familiar red-haired boys. They both grinned and smiled back.

"We had Christmas dinner with the Weasleys' and they were really nice but it seemed like they were trying to impress me. But I'm just a kid and it doesn't make sense," Harry said to Severus. "Are they in your class?"

Severus nodded and knew that both boys were doing quite well in his class. He knew Bill was already on his way to becoming a Prefect and that Charlie was heading down that same path as well.

"Yes, they are acceptable in my class," Severus replied causing Harry to nod. "Tomorrow, I am having a class with my first-year students. Would you like to attend? It might push them to improve when a four-year-old outshines them in class."

Harry looked at Remus with pleading eyes. When Remus nodded, Harry gave a small smile. Tomorrow, Harry was going to his first class!

Harry will only be attending Potions and sometimes Defense Against the Dart Arts.